Process and structure in higher education

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Process and structure in higher education

Tony Becher and Maurice Kogan

Routledge, 1992

2nd ed

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [190]-199

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Description

During the 1980s the higher education scene in Britain shifted dramatically. This text presents a synoptic model of how the system as a whole now functions, and how its various components are interconnected. Drawing on detailed interview data from leading figures in British higher education, the authors explore the characteristic values and practices of the four main levels in the system - the central authorities, the institution, the basic unit and the individual - and analyze the pattern of relationships between them. They note the changes that have taken place in the last decade, and look ahead to how the system seems likely to develop in the future. Based on the UK, much of the analysis is relevant to higher education in other countries.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: A Model For Higher Education Chapter Three: The Development of Higher Education in the UK: Changing Purposes Since 1945 Chapter Four: The Working of the Whole System Chapter Five: The Institution Chapter Six: Basic Units Chapter Seven: The Individual Level Chapter Eight: Initiating and Adapting To Change Chapter Nine: Evaluation, Accountability and the Allocation of Resources Chapter Ten: Managerialism and the Market.

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