Changing University - Softcover

Schuller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335194206 ISBN 13: 9780335194209

Publisher: Open University Pres, 1995

Synopsis

Higher education the world over appears to be going through dramatic change. In the UK the end of the binary line has meant an immediate increase in the number of universities, with added pressures on these institutions resulting in a wide range of competing claims on the energies and skills of university staff. But how far has the system really changed to meet the new challenges - and the old ones? This volume looks at changes in the student population, in teaching and learning processes, in funding, leadership and organizational styles. It places these in a broad international context, with contributions drawing on experience from North America, Australasia, Africa, Europe and the World Bank. It includes a perspective from further education and a look back at the last thirty years in UK higher education. The Changing University? shows that we need to think carefully before assuming that universities and the higher education system have really engaged with major change; and it examines alternative scenarios for the future.

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Review

"...a well-researched and worthy contribution to the debate on how far higher education has changed, will change or should change...there is much to ponder on in the volume and scholars of higher education will find it an invaluable tool." - The Lecturer"...well edited and readable." - Higher Education "...excellent collection, which will be of relevance to higher education for years to come...All chapters in this book are a thoroughly worthwhile read and provide a comforting balance between pessimism about the current muddy waters of higher education and optimism about the future if appropriate action is taken soon." - New Academic

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Pres
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335194206
• ISBN 13: 9780335194209
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184