Title: Transforming universities : changing patterns of governance, structure and learning in Swedish higher education /
Authors: Bauer, Marianne, 1940-
Publisher: J. Kingsley,
Year: 1999
Subjects: Education, Higher Sweden; Higher education and state Sweden.
Contents: Pt. I. A Study of Swedish Higher Education Reform: Setting the Stage -- 1. Transforming Universities: Issues and Conceptual Framework -- 2. Theoretical Perspectives, Design and Methods -- 3. Higher Education Policy and System Changes in Retrospect -- Pt. II. The State and Higher Education -- 4. The 1993 Reform: A Shift in Purpose and Authority with 'Freedom for Quality'73 -- 5. The Policy Network Changes: Elites, Interest Groups and Political Interaction -- Conclusions: Part II -- Pt. III. Institutional Governance and Management in a Context of Policy and System Changes -- 6. A Period of Rapid Expansion and Renewal -- 7. Academic Leadership in Transition -- 8. Institutional Autonomy in Practice: New Models of Institutional Governance -- Conclusions: Part III -- Pt. IV. Academe in a Context of Policy and System Changes -- 9. Academic Values and Identity -- 10. Impact of System and Policy Changes on Academic Work, Values and Professional Roles -- Conclusions: Part IV -- Pt. V. The State, Higher Education and Knowledge Formation -- 11. Transforming Universities: Interpretations and Conclusions -- App. 1. Number of Full Time Equivalents (FTE) of academic staff at a selection of university faculties 1995/96 and Number of Full Time Equivalents (FTE) of academic staff at the colleges 1995/96 -- App. 2. Facts about the higher education sector in 1997 -- App. 3. GDP per capita, percent of OECD average -- App. 4. Unemployment rate, Sweden 1973-1995 -- App. 5. Budget deficit as percent of GDP, Sweden, 1968-1996 -- App. 6. State expenditures for higher education and research 1977/78-1983/84 and for the period 1984/85-1992/93 -- App. 7. Number of Full Time Equivalent students in undergraduate education 1988/89-1997 -- App. 8. Students and some categories of higher education staff in Sweden, 1985-1995.