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In The Past Ten Years, Universities From Around The World Have Been Expanding Their Global Reach By Creating Outposts In Multiple Countries. The Most Significant Manifestation Of This Phenomenon Is The Creation Of International Branch Campuses (ibcs), Where Students Can Attend Classes, Engage In Student Activities, And Earn A Degree From The Home Institution Without Ever Actually Visiting The Institution's Home Country ... The Objective Of This Volume Is To Address Issues Of Leadership, Administration, And Governance Of Branch Campuses By Using Scholarly Fieldwork And Selected Institutional Case Studies -- From Cover. Global Expansion Of International Branch Campuses : Managerial And Leadership Challenges / Jason E. Lane -- Strategies For Managing And Leading An Academic Staff In Multiple Countries / Rebecca Hughes -- Institutional Ethos : Replicating The Student Experience / Cynthia Howman Wood -- Identifying Fit Of Mission And Environment : Applying The American Community College Model Internationally / Mary S. Spangler, Arthur Q. Tyler Jr. -- Multinational Quality Assurance / Kevin Kinser -- Operational Considerations For Opening A Branch Campus Abroad / Lawrence M. Harding, Robert W. Lammey -- The Cross-border Education Policy Context: Educational Hubs, Trade Liberalization, And National Sovereignty / Jason E. Lane, Kevin Kinser. Jason E. Lane, Kevin Kinser, Editors. Fall 2011. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.