Higher Education Policy
Edited by Maurice Kogan
This series offers information and analysis of new developments and provides reflective accounts of the impacts of higher education policy.
Adaptive University Structures
An Analysis of Adaptation to Socioeconomic Environments of US and European Universities
Higher education institutions are now operating in a rapidly-changing environment, as economic, societal and technological developments such as cost containment and lifelong learning force them to adopt flexible structures that can adapt quickly to market demands. Adaptive University... more »
1999, Paperback: £35.00/ $55.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-781-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 280pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Assessment in Higher Education
Student Learning, Teaching, Programmes and Institutions
Assessment in Higher Education - Student Learning, Teaching, Programmes and Institutions is John Heywood's latest contribution to the assessment debate. Building on his previous work it examines not only the assessment of student learning but the assessment of institutions, the programmes they... more »
2000, Paperback: £35.00/ $75.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-831-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Changing Relationships Between Higher Education and the State
Examining the patterns of change in relationships between higher education systems and the state throughout Europe, the contributors explore the main theoretical and policy options available to policymakers, and the issues they raise for governments, institutions and academics. The book covers... more »
1998, Paperback: £30.00/ $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-645-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Crisis and Change in Vocational Education and Training
Managing the Process of Change
In this volume Dr Geoffrey Elliot provides a critical account of the nature, extent and impact of government policy for the further education sector. He explores a range of responses to policy, exposing both intended and unintended consequences of the increased development of Human Resources... more »
1996, Paperback: £30.00/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-393-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, educational training, higher education policy
Dimensions of Evaluation in Higher Education
Report of the IHME Study Group on Evaluationin Higher Education
During the last twenty years, evaluation in higher education has become a critical issue for academics, administrators and politicians. This is due in large part to the great expansion of higher education systems, the increasing financial constraints in the public sector and the corresponding... more »
1991, Hardback: £35.00/ $65.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-526-6, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy, social policy
European Dimensions
Education, Training and the European Union
European Dimensions addresses the European Union's desire for a unified approach to education and its content. It explores the origins of the EU's present interest in education and also addresses the tensions that underlie its policies. The author takes issue both with the 'Euro-enthusiasts',... more »
1997, Paperback: £29.99/ $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-432-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, educational training, higher education policy, social policy
Experiential Learning Around the World
Employability and the Global Economy
Experiential Learning Around the World demonstrates that, with increased economic globalization, the way societies value non-traditional learning is changing. The assessment of adult and experiential learning (known as APEL) is bringing about significant shifts in post-secondary educational... more »
2000, Paperback: £35.00/ $55.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-736-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Lifelong Learning
The Politics of the New Learning Environment
The shift to a mass system of higher education has imposed immense pressures on teachers, students and educational institutions, but relatively little has been done to articulate and address the changes in pedagogy required. In this critique of the prevailing orthodoxy, Geoffrey Elliott... more »
1998, Paperback: £30.00/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-580-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Policy and Practice in Higher Education
Reforming Norwegian Universities
Change in higher education policy reflects and transforms the relationship between the state, the higher education institution and the individual. Drawn from the perspectives of political science and sociology, this volume describes and analyses the interplay of factors at all three levels,... more »
2000, Paperback: £35.00/ $70.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-705-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Post-Compulsory Education and the New Millennium
Further education in the UK is a rapidly changing and expanding sector, central to government educational policy. Post-Compulsory Education and the New Millennium seeks to provide an up-to-date overview of the post-compulsory sector of education and analyse the current trends and policies... more »
2000, Paperback: £29.99/ $60.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-774-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Reforming Higher Education
'This is an important book. It is the most successful attempt so far to conceptualise the post-war development of higher education.' more »
1999, Paperback: £35.00/ $60.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-715-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Standards and Quality in Higher Education
This book addresses current debates on academic standards and quality assurance from the perspectives of institutional leaders, national quality bodies and higher education researchers. It includes reports on the progress of several international quality initiatives and the results of studies... more »
1997, Paperback: £30.00/ $52.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-423-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Transforming Universities
Changing Patterns of Governance, Structure and Learning in Swedish Higher Education
The formation of higher education policy is a political process, and a change in government can have a substantial effect on higher education policy, resulting in dramatic system reform. Transforming Universities shows how such changes can affect institutional conditions and academic working... more »
1999, Paperback: £35.00/ $65.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-675-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
The Use of Performance Indicators in Higher Education
The Challenge of the Quality Movement
3rd edition
Over the last few years, the use of performance indicators has become widespread in public services. The first edition of this book, with its thorough review of the key issues in the development of performance indicators, made an immediate impact on the expanding field of performance... more »
1996, Paperback: £29.99/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-345-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Subject: Education
Keywords: education, higher education policy
