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Private Higher Education in Post-Communist Europe : In Search of Legitimacy / edited by S. Slantcheva, D. Levy.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Issues in Higher Education, 2946-3203
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemistry, Organic.
- Educational sociology.
- Geology.
- Education and state.
- Education, Higher.
- Organic Chemistry.
- Sociology of Education.
- Educational Policy and Politics.
- Higher Education.
- Local Subjects:
- Organic Chemistry.
- Sociology of Education.
- Geology.
- Educational Policy and Politics.
- Higher Education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 327 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An exploration of international privatization of higher education in post-communist Europe from two top scholars in the field. Levy and Slantcheva trace the ramifications of globalization in Central and Eastern Europe as well as in the former Soviet republics.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Private Higher Education in Post-Communist Europe
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Regional Perspectives
- Chapter One The Long Quest for Legitimacy: An Extended Gaze from Europe's Western Parts
- Chapter Two Legitimating the Difference: Private Higher Education Institutions in Central and Eastern Europe
- Chapter Three Legitimacy Sources and Private Growth in the Post-Communist Context
- Chapter Four Gaining Legitimacy: A Continuum on the Attainment of Recognition
- Chapter Five The European Integration of Higher Education and the Role of Private Higher Education
- Part II Country Perspectives
- Chapter Six Legitimacy Discourse and Mission Statements of Private Higher Education Institutions in Romania
- Chapter Seven Between the State and the Market: Sources of Sponsorship and Legitimacy in Russian Nonstate Higher Education
- Chapter Eight Legitimation of Nonpublic Higher Education in Poland
- Chapter Nine Institutional Efforts for Legislative Recognition and Market Acceptance: Romanian Private Higher Education
- Chapter Ten Public Perceptions of Private Universities and Colleges in Bulgaria
- Chapter Eleven State Power in Legitimating and Regulating Private Higher Education: The Case of Ukraine
- Chapter Twelve Sources of Legitimacy in U.S. For-Profit Higher Education
- Part III Concluding Reflections
- Chapter Thirteen Legitimacy and Privateness: Central and Eastern European Private Higher Education in Global Context
- Chapter Fourteen Reflections on Private Higher Education Tendencies in Central and Eastern Europe
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363130
- 9781281363138
- 1281363138
- 9780230604391
- 0230604390
- OCLC:
- 192096361
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