Changing Relationships Between Higher Education and the State
Published on 1. October 1998
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-85302-644-7 (ISBN)
Description
Examining the patterns of change in relationships between higher education systems and the state throughout Europe, the contributors to this text explore the main theoretical and policy options available to policymakers, and the issues they raise for governments, institutions and academics. This book is divided into parts covering the following themes: the funding of higher education; the impacts of quality assurance and evaluation; higher education and graduate employment; managing diversity in higher education systems; and the impact of change on the internal structures of higher education institutions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85302-644-7 (9781853026447)
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Content
An international perspective on management change, Rob Cuthbert; vice-chancellors and executive leadership in UK universities - new roles and relationships?, Peter Scott et al; academic and administrative interface, Maurice Kogan; the paradoxes of research assessment and funding, Ian McNay; institutional evaluation in Europe, John Brennan; academic responses to quality reforms in higher education England and Sweden compared, Marianne Bauer and Mary Henkel; state finance of higher education - an overview of theoretical and empirical issues, Gareth Williams; funding and university autonomy, John Barnes; strategic management in research funding, Maivor Sjolund; overeducation - problem or not?, Peter Dloton and Anna Vignoles; different graduates, different labour markets - is there a mismatch in supply demand?, Helen Connor; higher education curricula in the UK the push me-pull you effects, Sandra Jones and Brenda Little; enhancing productivity - higher education and changing job requirements, Ulrich Teichler; managing a diverse system of higher education, Jussi Valimaa; decoding Dearing on diversity, David Watson; state/university relations and how to change them - the case of France and Germany, Christine Musselin.