RIHE International Seminar Reports No.16
DIVERSIFYING HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES

Seminar Reports
No.16, June 2011

ISBN978-4-902808-65-0

Hiroshima University

RIHE International

No.16, June 2011

RIHE International
Seminar Reports
DIVERSIFYING HIGHER EDUCATIONSYSTEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
Report of the International Workshop on
University Reform, 2010
Organized by: Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University
Co-organized by: Japan Association of Higher Education Research

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Foreword
Shinichi Yamamoto ····················································

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Presentations
Presentation 1
Higher Educational Diversification in the United States
D. Bruce Johnstone ···················································

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Functional Differentiation or Hierarchical Differentiation?: the case of Japan
Aya Yoshida···························································· 23

Presentation 3
The Diversification of China’s Higher Education and its Challenges
Weihe Xie ································································ 37

Presentation 4
Higher Education Diversification in EuropePeter Maassen ··························································· 49

Conclusion
Massification and the Growing Diversity of Higher Education
Futao Huang ····························································· 75

Appendices
1. Conference Program ······························································· 79
2. List of Participants ································································· 81

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DIVERSIFYING HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES

Seminar Reports
No.16, June 2011

ISBN978-4-902808-65-0

Hiroshima University

RIHE International

No.16, June 2011

RIHE International
Seminar Reports
DIVERSIFYING HIGHER EDUCATIONSYSTEMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND
COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES
Report of the International Workshop on
University Reform, 2010
Organized by: Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University
Co-organized by: Japan Association of Higher Education Research

Research Institute for Higher Education
HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY