Policy analysis of structural reforms in higher education : processes and outcomes /

Policy analysis of structural reforms in higher education : processes and outcomes /

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Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Description:	1 online resource (XIII, 303 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education Palgrave studies in global higher education.
Subject:	Higher education and state. Educational change. School management and organization. Education, Higher. Comparative education. Education. Education and state. Education, Higher. Educational sociology. International education. Political planning. School management and organization.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11272119

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Other authors / contributors:	Boer, Harry de, 1962- editor. File, Jon, author. Huisman, Jeroen, author. Seeber, Marco, author. Vukasovic, Martina, author. Westerheijden, Don F., author.
ISBN:	9783319422374 3319422375 3319422367 9783319422367 9783319422367
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	This book addresses the complex phenomenon in higher education of structural reforms in higher education systems. Across the globe, governments initiate comprehensive reforms of their higher education systems because they want their models to be the best and to excel at what they do. This regularly requires governments to change the higher education landscape to achieve their set objectives. Changes can include merger processes, the introduction of a new sector of higher education or a new type of higher education institution or excellence initiative. This book explores the current understanding of how successful such comprehensive reforms have been through an examination of eleven reform cases in European countries. For each reform, the different phases of the policy process -- policy objectives, design, implementation, policy tools and evaluation -- are systematically described and analysed to provide an overview of the factors that contribute to the success or failure of the reforms.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319422367
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-42237-4

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Summary:	This book addresses the complex phenomenon in higher education of structural reforms in higher education systems. Across the globe, governments initiate comprehensive reforms of their higher education systems because they want their models to be the best and to excel at what they do. This regularly requires governments to change the higher education landscape to achieve their set objectives. Changes can include merger processes, the introduction of a new sector of higher education or a new type of higher education institution or excellence initiative. This book explores the current understanding of how successful such comprehensive reforms have been through an examination of eleven reform cases in European countries. For each reform, the different phases of the policy process - policy objectives, design, implementation, policy tools and evaluation - are systematically described and analysed to provide an overview of the factors that contribute to the success or failure of the reforms.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (XIII, 303 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783319422374 3319422375 3319422367 9783319422367