Transforming Universities

Changing Patterns of Governance, Structure and Learning in Swedish Higher Education

Marianne Bauer, Susan Marton, Berit Askling and Ference Marton

Number 48 in the Higher Education Policy series

Paperback: £35.00 / $65.00

1999, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
ISBN: 978-1-85302-675-1, BIC 2: JNM JNC

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Preface. Part I: A Study of Swedish Higher Education Reform: Setting the Stage. Introduction. 1. Transforming Universities: Issues and Conceptual Framework. 2. Theoretical Perspectives, Design and Methods. 3. Higher Education Policy and System Changes in Retrospect. Part II: The State and Higher Education. Introduction. 4. The 1993 Reform: A Shift in Purpose and Authority with `Freedom for Quality'. 5. The Policy Network Changes: Elites, Interest Groups and Political Interaction. Conclusions: Part II . Part III: Institutional Governance and Management in a Context of Policy and System Changes. Introduction. 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. Part IV: Academe in a Context of Policy and System Changes. Introduction. 9. Academic Values and Identity. 10. Impact of System and Policy Changes on Academic Work, Values and Professional Roles. Conclusions: Part IV. Part V. The State, Higher Education and Knowledge Formation. 11. Transforming Universities: Interpretations and Conclusions. Appendices. Epilogue. References. Index.

Author information

• Marianne Bauer
• Susan Marton
• Berit Askling
• Ference Marton

Subject areas

• Education

Keywords

• education,
• higher education policy

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