The Palgrave international handbook of higher education policy and governance
By: edited by Jeroen Huisman, Harry de Boer, David D. Dill
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137456168
Subjects: EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; Higher Education; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; EDUCATION / Higher; Higher education and state; Administration
Description: "This authoritative, state-of-the-art reference collection addresses the major themes, theories and key concepts related to higher education policy and governance on an international scale in one accessible volume. Mapping the field and showcasing current research and theorizations from diverse perspectives and authoritative scholars, this essential guide will assist readers in navigating the myriad concepts and themes involved in higher education policy and governance research and practice. Split into two sections, the first explores a range of policy concepts, theories and methods including governance models, policy instruments, institutionalism and organizational change, new public management and multi-level governance. The second section addresses salient themes such as institutional governance, funding, quality, employability, accountability, university rankings, widening participation, gender, inequalities, technology, student involvement and the role of higher education in society.Global in its perspective and definitive in content, this one-stop volume will be an indispensable reference resource for a wide range of academics, students and researchers in the fields of education, education policy, sociology, social and public policy, political science and leadership. "--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: PART I: CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND METHODS; title: Concepts; title: 1. Higher Education: The Nature Of The Beast; Jim Fairweather And Emiko Blalock; title: 2. Approaches To Policy And Governance In Higher Education; Emanuela Reale And Emilia Primeri; title: 3. Governance Models And Policy Instruments; Frans Van Vught And Harry De Boer; title: 4. New Public Management In Higher Education; Bruno Broucker And Kurt De Wit; title: 5. Multi-Level Governance In Higher Education Research; Tatiana Fumasoli; title: 6. The Legal Constitution Of Higher Education Policy And Governance Of The European Union; Anne Van Wageningen; title: Theoretical Approaches; title: 7. Institutionalism And Organisational Change; Sara Diogo, Teresa Carvalho And Alberto Amaral; title: 8. Agency Theory As A Framework For Higher Education Governance; Jussi Kivisto And Inga Zalyevska; title: 9. Systems Theoretical Perspectives On Higher Education Policy And Governance; Rudolf Stichweh And Thomas Pfeffer; title: Methods; title: 10. Research On Higher Education Policy And Institutional Management; Malcolm Tight; title: 11. Institutional Research And Planning: Its Role In Higher Education Decision Support And Policy Development; Karen L. Webber And Angel J. Calderon; title: 12. Operationalizing Network Analysis For Higher Education Research; Robin Shields; title: PART II: THEMES; title: Higher Education, Society And The Economy; title: 13. The Role Of Higher Education In Society And The Changing Institutionalized Features In Higher Education; Romulo Pinheiro, Gerald Wengenge-Ouma, Elizabeth Balbachevsky And Yuzhuo Cai; title: 14. Research, Development And Innovation: International, National And Regional Perspectives; Fumi Kitagawa; title: 15. Research, Development And Innovation: The Organizational Level; Fabiana Barros De Barros, Leo Goedegebuure, V. Lynn Meek And Alan Pettigrew; title: 16. Higher Education And The Employability Agenda; Cheryl A. Matherly And Martin J. Tillman; title: 17. Internationalisation Of Higher Education; Yuan Gao, Chi Baik And Sophia Arkoudis; title: Organising Higher Education; title: 18. Differentiation Without Diversity. The Political Economy Of Higher Education Transformation; Fadia Dakka; title: 19. How Information And Communication Technology Is Shaping Higher Education; Arne M. Fevolden And Cathrine E. Tomte; title: Governing Higher Education; title: 20. The Rise Of 'Higher Education Regionalism': An Agenda For Higher Education Research; Meng-Hsuan Chou And Pauline Ravinet; title: 21. Institutional Governance Structures; Nicoline Frolich And Joakim Caspersen; title: 22. From Collegial Governance To Boardism: Reconfiguring Governance In Higher Education; Ame;lia Veiga, Antonio Magalhães And Alberto Amaral; title: 23. Global University Rankings, An Alternative And Their Impacts; Don F. Westerheijden; title: Funding Higher Education; title: 24. Funding Of Research, Ben Jongbloed And Benedetto Lepori; title: 25. State Support For Higher Education; Amy Y. Li And William Zumeta; title: Accountability And Quality; title: 26. Institutional Autonomy And Accountability; Roger King; title: 27. Quality Assurance In Higher Education; James Williams And Lee Harvey; title: 28. Student Involvement In University Quality Enhancement; Manja Klemencic; title: Inequalities In Higher Education; title: 29. Widening Participation In Higher Education: Policy Regimes And Globalizing Discourses; Penny Jane Burke And Yu Ching Kuo; title: 30. Gender In Higher Education: A Critical Review; Pat O`Connor, Teresa Carvalho, Agnete Vabo And Sonia Cardoso; title: 31. Outlook; Jeroen Huisman, Harry De Boer, David Dill And Manuel Souto-Otero.