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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Concepts, Theories and Methods
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Themes
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Higher Education, Society and the Economy
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About this book
Mapping the field and showcasing current research and theorizations from diverse perspectives and authoritative scholars, this essential guide will assist readers in navigating the myriad concepts and themes involved in higher education policy and governance research and practice. Split into two sections, the first explores a range of policy concepts, theories and methods including governance models, policy instruments, institutionalism and organizational change, new public management and multi-level governance. The second section addresses salient themes suchas institutional governance, funding, quality, employability, accountability, university rankings, widening participation, gender, inequalities, technology, student involvement and the role of higher education in society.
Global in its perspective and definitive in content, this one-stop volume will be an indispensable reference resource for a wide range of academics, students and researchers in the fields of education, education policy, sociology, social and public policy, political science and for leadership.
Editors and Affiliations
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Ghent University, Belgium
Jeroen Huisman
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University of Twente, the Netherlands
Harry Boer
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
David D. Dill
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Cardiff University, UK
Manuel Souto-Otero
About the editors
Harry de Boer is Deputy-Director and Senior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, the Netherlands. Within the field of higher education, he specialises in government university relationships, steering models, policy analysis, institutional governance, leadership and management, strategic planning and models of decision making.
David D. Dill is Professor Emeritus of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. His research interests include public policy analysis, the regulation of academic quality, and research policy. He serves as Director of the Research Program on Public Policy for Academic Quality (http://ppaq.web.unc.edu/).
Manuel Souto-Otero is Senior Lecturer in Education Policy at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Education and Work and previously published Evaluating European Education Policy Making. His research interests include policy analysis and evaluation, internationalization in educationand the link between education and the labour market.
Alberto Amaral, University of Porto, PortugalSophie Arkoudis, University of Melbourne, Australia
Chi Baik, University of Melbourne, Australia
Elizabeth Balbachevsky, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Fabiana Barros de Barros, University of Melbourne, Australia
Emiko Blalock, Michigan State University, USA
Harry de Boer, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Bruno Broucker, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, Belgium
Penny Jane Burke, University of Newcastle, Australia
Yuzhuo Cai, University of Tampere, Finland
Angel Calderon, RMIT University, Australia
Sónia Cardoso, Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies, Matosinhos, Portugal
Teresa Carvalho, Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies, Matosinhos, Portugal
Joakim Caspersen, Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, Norway
Meng-Hsuan Chou, NTU Singapore, Singapore
Fadia Dakka, University of Bristol, UK
David D. Dill, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Sara Diogo, University of Aveiro, Portugal
James S. Fairweather, Michigan State University, USA
Arne Martin Fedvolden, University of Oslo, Norway
Nicoline Frølich, Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, Norway
Tatiana Fumasoli, University of Oslo, Norway
Yuan Gao, University of Melbourne, Australia
Leo Goedegebuure, University of Melbourne, Australia
Lee Harvey, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Jeroen Huisman, Ghent University, Belgium
Ben Jongbloed, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Roger King, University of Bath, UK
Fumi Kitagawa, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
Jussi Kivistö, University of Tampere, Finland
Manja Klemenčič, Harvard University, USA
Yu-Ching Kuo, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan
Benedetto Lepori, University of Lugano, Switzerland
Amy Li, University of Washington, USA
António Magalhães, University of Porto, Portugal
Cheryl Matherly, University of Tulsa, USA
Lynn Meek, University of Melbourne, Australia
Pat o'Connor, University of Limerick, Ireland
Alan Pettigrew, University of Melbourne, Australia
Thomas Pfeffer, Danube University Krems, Austria Rómulo Pinheiro, University of Agder, Norway
Emilia Primeri, Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth of the National Research Council, Italy
Pauline Ravinet, University of Lille, France
Emanuela Reale, Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth of the National Research Council, Italy
Robin Shields, University of Bath, UK
Manuel Souto-Otero, University of Bath, UK
Rudolf Stichweh, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
Malcolm Tight, Lancaster University, UK
Martin Tillman, Global Career Compass, UK
Cathrine Edelhard Tømte, The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, Norway
Agnete Vabø, The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education, Norway
Amélia Veiga, Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies, Portugal
Frans van Vught, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Anne C. van Wageningen, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Gerald Wangenge-Ouma, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Karen L. Webber, University of Georgia, USA
Don Westerheijden, University of Twente, the Netherlands
James Williams, Birmingham City University, UK
Kurt De Wit, University of Leuven, Belgium
Inga Zalyevska, Danube University Krems, Austria
William Zumeta, University of Washington, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance
Editors: Jeroen Huisman, Harry Boer, David D. Dill, Manuel Souto-Otero
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-45617-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Education Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-45616-8Published: 08 September 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-45617-5Published: 29 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 604
Topics: Administration, Organization and Leadership, Education Policy, Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics