Non-University Higher Education in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Non-University Higher Education in Europe write by James S. Taylor. This book was released on 2008-06-01. Non-University Higher Education in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Today, a substantial portion of higher education is provided outside of the traditional universities in non-university institutions with a multitude of varied characteristics. In recent decades, higher education systems have been subjected to many changes and reforms throughout the world. One of the most important was undoubtedly the expansion of higher education in the second half of the last century from an elite system to one for the masses. While institutions of higher learning have been in existence for approximately 1,000 years, this exponential growth has been much more recent. This movement toward mass higher education has created substantial national impacts on the development of the systems of higher education. While common denominators of change and adaptation can be identified globally, there remain important differences from country to country. There are many factors challenging higher education today and in the foreseeable future. In one form or another, these issues and trends can be seen in higher education systems throughout the world. They include chronic underfunding, marketisation and competition, alternative providers, massification, internationalisation, governance, leadership, strategic management, accountability, accreditation, and social relevance. Another key factor for many countries, especially in Europe, and the focus of this book, is the current and future status of the higher education systems that differentiate the university and non-university sectors.
Modernisation of higher education in Europe: funding and the social dimension 2011
Modernisation of higher education in Europe: funding and the social dimension 2011 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Modernisation of higher education in Europe: funding and the social dimension 2011 write by EURYDICE. This book was released on 2011. Modernisation of higher education in Europe: funding and the social dimension 2011 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There is an urgent need to address the social dimension of higher education more forcefully and coherently, particularly in view of the economic downturn across Europe. This is the conclusion of the new Eurydice report, which looks at national policies on access to higher education, funding and student support. The report, covering eu Member States, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey, suggests that countries are struggling to adapt their higher education systems to meet the challenges brought about by rapid societal change in recent years. In particular, they need to open up opportunities for more people to benefit from higher education, matching this objective with coherent measures, funding and monitoring to evaluate their impact. European leaders have agreed a headline target that 40% of 30-34 year olds should have a higher education qualification by 2020--an increase from just over 33% today. The study focuses on three key topics: policies to widen participation in higher education; funding trends; and the impact of student fee and support systems. It reveals that approaches to meet shared European objectives vary greatly between countries and have different impacts on the performance of higher education. For example, there seems to be an East-West divide regarding routes to higher education for non-traditional candidates such as adult learners and people entering university on the basis of skills gained in the workplace rather than school qualifications. The report highlights changes in higher education spending in response to the crisis. Over the past academic year (2010/11 compared to 2009/10) budgets were most increased in Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Finland and Malta, while the deepest cuts were made in Greece, Ireland, Iceland, (8-10% decrease), as well as in Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (up to 3% decrease). A glossary is included. Individual chapters contain footnotes. (Contains 26 figures.).
Higher Education in Europe
Higher Education in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Higher Education in Europe write by Claudius Gellert. This book was released on 1993. Higher Education in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Recent political decisions have made education a legitimate and central policy object on a European level, with the mutual understanding of higher education systems now essential for the aims of 1992. This book analyzes the institutional and financial changes in higher education throughout the EC.
The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector
The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector write by Svein Kyvik. This book was released on 2010-06-08. The Research Mission of Higher Education Institutions outside the University Sector available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Even if in most countries non-university higher education institutions did not have originally a research mandate, it is well known that in most cases these institutions have progressively developed research activities and, at least in some countries, the State now has recognized the research role of these institutions and provided support and funding. Moreover, in many countries the role of research in polytechnics, ‘fachhochschulen’, ‘hogescholen’, university colleges, etc is on the political agenda. Despite the importance of the issue, there are very few in-depth studies of research in the non-university sector. These studies show that the development of research in these institutions leads to quite complex interactions with universities, both in the sense of convergence (academic drift) and/or of differentiation of a specific research mandate oriented towards the regional economy. Therefore, this book aims to fill this gap by first analysing a number of transversal issues related to the research mission of these institutions. In its second part it gives an overview of the state of the art in eight European countries.
Knowledge, Diversity and Performance in European Higher Education
Knowledge, Diversity and Performance in European Higher Education - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Knowledge, Diversity and Performance in European Higher Education write by Andrea Bonaccorsi. This book was released on 2014. Knowledge, Diversity and Performance in European Higher Education available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For the first time, data on individual European higher education institutions (rather than data aggregated at the country level) is used in order to examine a wide range of issues that are both theoretically challenging and relevant from policy-making and societal perspectives. The contributors integrate statistics on universities and colleges with other sources of information such as patents, start-up firms and bibliometric data, and employ rigorous empirical methods to address a range of key questions, including: what is the role of non-university tertiary education, such as vocational training? How important is the private sector? Are European universities internationalized? Are they efficient from the point of view of costs and educational output? Are there pure research universities in Europe? How do universities contribute to economic growth?
