Policy and Practice in Higher Education
Reforming Norwegian Universities
Published on 1. May 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-85302-705-5 (ISBN)
Description
Change in higher education policy reflects and transforms the relationship between the state, the higher education institution and the individual. Drawn from the perspectives of political science and sociology, this volume describes and analyses the interplay of factors at all three levels, using Norway as a case study.
The last thirty years have been a period of rapid growth and change in the Norwegian higher education system. This book details the nature of the intensive change and how it has redefined the location and mission of higher education. At the level of the institution itself it analyses processes of growth, diversification and integration and how these affect individual learning; it looks at recent organisational trends towards managerialism, theoretification and hierarchisation. The authors examine the influence and identity of the academic profession and knowledge formation for the future `knowledge society'.
The last thirty years have been a period of rapid growth and change in the Norwegian higher education system. This book details the nature of the intensive change and how it has redefined the location and mission of higher education. At the level of the institution itself it analyses processes of growth, diversification and integration and how these affect individual learning; it looks at recent organisational trends towards managerialism, theoretification and hierarchisation. The authors examine the influence and identity of the academic profession and knowledge formation for the future `knowledge society'.
Reviews / Votes
In several aspects, this study is meaningful. It gives an insightful picture of the develpments in Norwegian Higher education in the past decades,paying attention to the actors in the arena and to the constitutional context. (193)this study is certainly worthwile to read for those interested in change processes in higher education, not only to become acquainted with the Norwegian narrative, but also to come to terms with the impact of actors and contexts on change processes in higher education. -- Studies in higher EducationMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85302-705-5 (9781853027055)
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Persons
Ivar Bleiklie is a professor in administration and organization theory and the director of the Norwegian Research Centre in Organization and Management at the University of Bergen and the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He has published several books and articles on higher education and public welfare administration in Norway and the Nordic countries.
Roar Hostaker is an associate professor at Lillehammer College.
Agnete Vabo is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Studies in Higher Education and Research, Oslo.
Roar Hostaker is an associate professor at Lillehammer College.
Agnete Vabo is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Studies in Higher Education and Research, Oslo.
Content
Preface. Part I: The Research Problem. 1. Explaining Change in Higher Education. Part II: The State and Higher Education Policy. 2. The State and the Mission of the University. 3. The Stability of University-State Relations. 4. Three Waves of Higher Education Reform 1960-1995. 5. Policy Regime, Politics and Policy Change. Part III: The Development of the System of Higher Education. 6. The Student Dimension. 7. The 'Generalisation' of Academic Credentials. 8. Managerialisation and its Consequences. Part IV: The Academic Corps. 9. An Academic Profession? 10. Academics, Administrators and Political Elites. Part V: Conclusion. 11. The Dynamics of Higher Education Transformation. Appendix. References. Index.