International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education: Alternative Frameworks for Coordination Contributor(s): Huisman, Jeroen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415989337 ISBN-13: 9780415989336 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Essential reading for policy makers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, and scholars in the field of higher education, The Governance of Higher Education analyzes how higher education systems of governance have evolved in recent years. An authoritative overview that questions why some systems of governance have persisted while others have experienced patterns of change, it further looks at how governments shape the policy-making process in higher education in an effort to secure particular policy outcomes.
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Education | Administration - General - Education | Comparative |
Dewey: 378.101 |
LCCN: 2008032786 |
Series: International Studies in Higher Education |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.28 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: Essential reading for policy makers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, and scholars in the field of higher education, International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education analyzes how the governance of higher education systems has evolved in recent years. This volume is an authoritative overview with contributions from authors from the U.K., the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Norway, Italy, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Canada, the U.S. and Australia. Comprehensive in coverage, this volume explores how the use of disciplinary approaches and frameworks, particularly from political science, public administration and public policy help us to understand better the coordination of higher education systems. This is an arduous but gratifying challenge, given the current complexity of multi-actor and multi-level steering in higher education, rife with unintended outcomes and unanticipated dynamics. The edited volume looks to:
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