Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Author: J.C. Smart

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1999-04-30

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 9780875861258

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Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.

Case Study Research In Educational Settings
Case Study Research In Educational Settings

Author: Bassey, Michael

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 1999-05-01

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0335199844

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Readers are taken through the various stages in conducting case study research, including a helpful account of data collection and data analysis methods. Structured, narrative and descriptive approaches to writing case study reports are also discussed.

The National Council for Higher Education and the Growth of the University Sub-sector in Uganda, 20022012
The National Council for Higher Education and the Growth of the University Sub-sector in Uganda, 20022012

Author: A.B.K. Kasozi

Publisher: African Books Collective

Published: 2016-12-29

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 2869787286

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The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and the Growth of the University Sub-sector in Uganda, 2002-2012, narrates the experience of the Ugandan NCHE in the establishment, development and regulation of higher education institutions in Uganda from 2002 to 2012. In this period, student numbers in higher education institutions increased from about 65,000 to some 200,000 and university institutions from about ten to more than triple the number. The book discusses the role of a regulatory agency in the delivery of higher education, the relations of universities and colleges with such an agency, its impact on developing university capacities, and leadership in creating and refining higher education ideas. The experience of Ugandas regulatory agency, the NCHE, in those ten years should help both the Ugandan and other African countries higher education stakeholders in sharing lessons learned from this one case study. The author sees the roles of regulatory agencies as vital in the initial stages of building a higher education sub-sector and in periods of system transitions such as the current journey from elite to mass systems but is of the view that the university remains the home of knowledge creation, dissemination, and its application in society.

The Meanings Of Mass Higher Education
The Meanings Of Mass Higher Education

Author: Scott, Peter

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 1995-10-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0335194427

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This book is the first systematic attempt to analyse the growth of mass higher education in a specifically British context, while seeking to develop more theoretical perspectives on this transformation of elite university systems into open post-secondary education systems. It is divided into three main sections. The first examines the evolution of British higher education and the development of universities and other institutions. The second explores the political, social and economic context within which mass systems are developing. What are the links between post-industrial society, a post-Fordist economy and the mass university? The third section discusses the links between massification and wider currents in intellectual and scientific culture.

New Directions in Higher Education
New Directions in Higher Education

Author: R. Nata

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781594543333

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Higher education is a complex package of issues which never seems to leave the limelight. The primary wedge issues are tuition cost, access, accountability, financial aid, government funding, sports and their place within higher education, academic results, societal gains as a whole in terms of international competition, and continuing education. This new book examines new directions in this ever-changing, vital and controversial field which has a profound effect on society.

The Oxford Handbook of Higher Education Systems and University Management
The Oxford Handbook of Higher Education Systems and University Management

Author: Gordon Redding

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-06-20

Total Pages: 553

ISBN-13: 0192555685

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The world's systems of higher education (HE) are caught up in the fourth industrial revolution of the twenty-first century. Driven by increased globalization, demographic expansion in demand for education, new information and communications technology, and changing cost structures influencing societal expectations and control, higher education systems across the globe are adapting to the pressures of this new industrial environment. To make sense of the complex changes in the practices and structures of higher education, this Handbook sets out a theoretical framework to explain what higher education systems are, how they may be compared over time, and why comparisons are important in terms of societal progress in an increasingly interconnected world. Drawing on insights from over 40 leading international scholars and practitioners, the chapters examine the main challenges facing institutions of higher education, how they should be managed in changing conditions, and the societal implications of different approaches to change. Structured around the premise that higher education plays a significant role in ensuring that a society achieves the capacity to adjust itself to change, while at the same time remaining cohesive as a social system, this Handbook explores how current internal and external forces disturb this balance, and how institutions of higher education could, and might, respond.