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Governing Higher Education
. Ed(S): Amaral, Alberto; Jones, Glen A.; Karseth, Berit
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Description for Governing Higher Education
Hardback. Presents a critical analysis of governance issues and reforms in nine countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This book draws together many of the leading international scholars in higher education to explore different theoretical perspectives. Editor(s): Amaral, Alberto; Jones, Glen A.; Karseth, Berit. Series: Higher Education Dynamics. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
Over the last decades higher education has gone through an unprecedented growth period, and as a result the average university or college has now more students and a larger output than ever before. At the same time, the socio-economic and political demands with respect to higher education have grown dramatically. These developments have taken place without a proportional increase of the budgets and facilities of the higher education institutions. This has created an imbalance between the expectations with respect to higher education and the institutional capacities in the sector. One of the underlying trends is that the traditional pact between ... Read more
Over the last decades higher education has gone through an unprecedented growth period, and as a result the average university or college has now more students and a larger output than ever before. At the same time, the socio-economic and political demands with respect to higher education have grown dramatically. These developments have taken place without a proportional increase of the budgets and facilities of the higher education institutions. This has created an imbalance between the expectations with respect to higher education and the institutional capacities in the sector. One of the underlying trends is that the traditional pact between ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Series
Higher Education Dynamics
Number of Pages
299
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402010781
SKU
V9781402010781
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Reviews for Governing Higher Education
From the reviews: "... there are some pearls of new knowledge, especially from papers based on empirical studies rather than high-level policy analysis. [...] This collection of papers provides a useful reference for anyone interested in international trends in governance and management. The volume highlights how historial and cultural factors remain an important influence in the way that ... Read more