Reform and change in higher education : challenges and innovations / Edited by Alberto Amaral (Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto and Senior Researcher, Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES)), Orlanda Tavares (Research Centre on Child Studies (CIEC), University of Minho) and Cristina Sin (Assistant Professor, Lusófona University, Portugal).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amaral, Alberto, editor.

Tavares, Orlanda, editor.

Sin, Cristina, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational innovations.

Educational change.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This insightful book explores the complexities and opportunities of implementing reform in higher education systems. Chapters analyse the diverse factors taken into account at the system level, the institutional level and the individual grass-root level, outlining potential causes of resistance from the academic community and highlighting innovative avenues for change. Leading global scholars delve into the critical challenges of policy implementation in higher education, from academic inbreeding and the need to preserve diversity to the impact of low birth rates and changing population dynamics. They investigate emerging ecological approaches and evaluate the success of the foundational university model, drawing on detailed case studies to examine differences in university autonomy and governance between Europe and the US. Shedding light on theories such as new public management, new managerialism and networked governance, the book ultimately underlines key strategies for effecting change against a backdrop of globalisation, massification and marketisation. Reform and Change in Higher Education is an invaluable resource for students and researchers in education, higher education and public policy. Its insights into the practical difficulties of higher education reform will also greatly benefit university and government professionals and policymakers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to reform and change in hiigher education: Challenges and innovations

Part I: Macro level: System level policies

2. Reshaping tertiary systems for the 21st century: Valuing and strengthening differentiation of missions and diversity of opportunity

3. Shaping a higher education system: Diversity, hierarchy, vitality - an ecological approach

4. Dual and unitary higher education systems: The uk as a case study

5. Landscape change in higher education in Ireland: Creating technological universities

6. The rjies and the reform of governance and management of higher education in portugal

7. Demographic evolution in portugal and its impact on higher education

Part II: Meso level: Institutional level policies

8. The autonomy and governance of higher education institutions in portugal: The us case and the European imitation

9. New public management, managerialism, networked governance and autonomy: The case of rjies (2007)

10. University governing boards: Resilience and renewal

11. The role of students in higher education governance: Insights for legislative higher education reforms

12. The case of university foundations in Finland: Evaluating success

13. Foundations in portuguese higher education

Part III: Micro level: Academic staff 14. Globalisation, cultures and higher education: Between hegemonic and counter-hegemonic possibilities

15. Academics in a new working environment: The effect of new public management on working conditions

16. Academic inbreeding in portugal

17. Conclusion: Key tensions in policy implementation in contemporary higher education.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035347063 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.