Changing relationships between higher education and the state

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Changing relationships between higher education and the state

edited by Mary Henkel and Brenda Little

(Higher education policy series, 45)

Jessica Kingsley, 1999

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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Volume

: hard ISBN 9781853026447

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.

Table of Contents

  • 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.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781853026454

Description

Examining the patterns of change in relationships between higher education systems and the state throughout Europe, the contributors explore the main theoretical and policy options available to policymakers, and the issues they raise for governments, institutions and academics. The book covers 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 * the impact of change on the internal structures of higher education institutions. Changing Relationships Between Higher Education and the State provides both descriptive models of the relationships and authoritative and incisive analysis of the politics, economics and organisation of advanced learning in Europe today.

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Introduction, Mary Henkel, Brunel University and Brenda Little, Open University. 2. Managing a Diverse System of Higher Education, Jussi Valimaa, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. 3. State/University Relations and How to Change Them: The Case of France and Germany, Christine Musselin, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations, Paris. 4. Higher Education and Changing Job Requirements: A Comparative View, Ulrich Teichler, University of Kassel, Germany. 5. Different Graduates, Different Labour Markets: Is There a Mismatch in Supply-Demand?, Helen Connor, University of Sussex. 6. Overeducation: Problem or Not?, Peter J Dolton and Anna Vignoles, University of Newcastle. 7. Higher Education Curricula in the UK The Push Me-Pull You Effects, Sandra Jones, Brunel University and Brenda Little, Open University. 8. State Finance of Higher Education: An Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Issues, Gareth Williams, University of London. 9. Funding and University Autonomy, John Barnes, London School of Economics and Political Science. 10. The Paradoxes of Research Assessment and Funding, Ian McNay, University of Greenwich. 11. Stategic Management in Research Funding, Maivor Sjolund, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. 12. Evaluation of Higher Education in Europe, John Brennan, Open University. 13. Academic Responses to Quality Reforms in Higher Education - England and Sweden Compared, Marianne Bauer, Gothenburg University, Sweden and Mary Henkel. 14. Academic and Administrative Interface, Maurice Kogan, Brunel University. 15. Vice-Chancellors and Executive Leadership in UK Universities: New Roles and Relationships? Peter Scott, Jean Bocock, David Smith and Catherine Bargh, University of Leeds. 16. An Institutional Perspective on Managing Change, Rob Cuthbert, University of the West of England. 17. Decoding Dearing on Diversity, David Watson, University of Brighton. 18. Concluding Remarks, Mary Henkel and Brenda Little. References. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA39009696
  • ISBN
    • 1853026441
    • 185302645X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    357 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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