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Reforms in higher education / edited by Keith Watson, Celia Modgil, and Sohan Modgil.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Educational dilemmas ; v. 2.
- Educational dilemmas ; v. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--Cross-cultural studies.
- Education, Higher.
- Education, Higher--Administration--Cross-cultural studies.
- Higher education and state--Cross-cultural studies.
- Higher education and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (302 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Cassell, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text addresses the reforms in the financial and administrative structure of higher education, government intervention in introducing new managerial techniques and quality audits, and the implications of these changes for both academics and administrators. It is one of a series of four volumes which look at the educational dilemmas facing governments, professional educators and practising administrators in the current climate in education. The issues are addressed from international and comparative perspectives.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Contributors; Tradition and Change in Higher Education: Have the Managers Triumphed over the Academics?; Part One: The Purpose and Role of Higher Education; Part Two: The Changing Management Culture of Higher Education; Part Three: International Perspectives on Higher Education Reform; Name Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786611291167
- 9781281291165
- 1281291161
- 9781847142191
- 1847142192
- OCLC:
- 290595725
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