Tertiary education for the knowledge society
By: Paulo Santiago ... [et al.].
Contributors: Santiago, Paulo.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9789264046528
Subjects: Education, Higher -- International cooperation.; Education, Higher -- Evaluation.; Higher education and state.
Description: This book provides an international investigation of tertiary education policy across its many facets -- governance, funding, quality assurance, equity, research and innovation, academic career, links to the labor market and internationalization.  It presents an analysis of the trends and developments in tertiary education; a synthesis of research-based evidence on the impact of tertiary-education policies; innovative and successful policies and practices that countries have implemented; and tertiary-education policy options.  The report draws on the results of a major OECD review of tertiary education policy -- the OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education -- conducted over the 2004-08 period in collaboration with 24 countries around the world.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: v. 1. Special features: governance, funding, quality.  Setting the stage : impact, trends and challenges of tertiary education; title: Setting the right course : steering tertiary education; title: Matching funding strategies with national priorities; title: Assuring and improving quality; title: v. 2. Special features: equity, innovation, labour market, internationalisation.  Achieving equity; title: Enhancing the role of tertiary education in research and innovation; title: The academic career : adapting to change; title: Strengthening ties with the labour market; title: Internationalisation : shaping strategies in the national context; title: What next? : the challenges of policy implementation.