Non-University Higher Education in Europe (eBook)

James S. Taylor, José Brites Ferreira, Maria de Lourdes Machado, Rui Santiago (Herausgeber)

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2008
XVI, 262 Seiten
Springer Netherland (Verlag)
9781402083358 (ISBN)

Infos

Today, a substantial portion of higher education is provided outside of the traditional universities in non-university institutions with a multitude of varied characteristics. In recent decades, higher education systems have been subjected to many changes and reforms throughout the world. One of the most important was undoubtedly the expansion of higher education in the second half of the last century from an elite system to one for the masses. While institutions of higher learning have been in existence for approximately 1,000 years, this exponential growth has been much more recent. This movement toward mass higher education has created substantial national impacts on the development of the systems of higher education. While common denominators of change and adaptation can be identified globally, there remain important differences from country to country. There are many factors challenging higher education today and in the foreseeable future. In one form or another, these issues and trends can be seen in higher education systems throughout the world. They include chronic underfunding, marketisation and competition, alternative providers, massification, internationalisation, governance, leadership, strategic management, accountability, accreditation, and social relevance. Another key factor for many countries, especially in Europe, and the focus of this book, is the current and future status of the higher education systems that differentiate the university and non-university sectors.

Inhalt

Brites_FM.pdf 2
Brites_Intro.pdf 17
Brites_Ch01.pdf 30
Brites_Ch02.pdf 57
Brites_Ch03.pdf 90
Brites_Ch04.pdf 112
Brites_Ch05.pdf 136
Brites_Ch06.pdf 159
Brites_Ch07.pdf 180
Brites_Ch08.pdf 201
Brites_Ch09.pdf 225
Brites_Ch10.pdf 241
Brites_Ch11.pdf 255
Brites_BM.pdf 271

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Higher Education Dynamics
• Reihe/Serie: Higher Education Dynamics
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 262 p.
• Verlagsort: Dordrecht
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Education • Europe • European Education Systems • Fachhochschule • Govering Structures • Governance • higher education • Hochschule • Non-University Higher Education • Reforms in Higher Education • Role of the non-university sector • University
• ISBN-13: 9781402083358 / 9781402083358