The Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance

by Huisman, Jeroen; de Boer, Harry; Dill, David D.; Souto-Otero, Manuel

• ISBN13: 9781137456168
• ISBN10: 1137456167
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-09-21
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This authoritative, state-of-the-art reference collection addresses the major themes, theories and key concepts related to higher education policy and governance on an international scale in one accessible volume.

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 such as 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 leadership.

Author Biography

Jeroen Huisman is Professor of Higher Education, Department of Sociology, Ghent University, Belgium. He is editor of Higher Education Policy and co-editor of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) book series. His main research interests are higher education policy, institutional governance, organizational change and Europeanization.

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 University of Bath, UK. 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 education and the link between education and the labour market.

Table of Contents

PART I: CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND METHODS
Concepts
1. Higher Education: The Nature Of The Beast; Jim Fairweather And Emiko Blalock
2. Approaches To Policy And Governance In Higher Education; Emanuela Reale And Emilia Primeri
3. Governance Models And Policy Instruments; Frans Van Vught And Harry De Boer
4. New Public Management In Higher Education; Bruno Broucker And Kurt De Wit
5. Multi-Level Governance In Higher Education Research; Tatiana Fumasoli
6. The Legal Constitution Of Higher Education Policy And Governance Of The European Union; Anne Van Wageningen
Theoretical Approaches
7. Institutionalism And Organisational Change; Sara Diogo, Teresa Carvalho And Alberto Amaral
8. Agency Theory As A Framework For Higher Education Governance; Jussi Kivistö And Inga Zalyevska
9. Systems Theoretical Perspectives On Higher Education Policy And Governance; Rudolf Stichweh And Thomas Pfeffer
Methods
10. Research On Higher Education Policy And Institutional Management; Malcolm Tight
11. Institutional Research And Planning: Its Role In Higher Education Decision Support And Policy Development; Karen L. Webber And Angel J. Calderon
12. Operationalizing Network Analysis For Higher Education Research; Robin Shields
PART II: THEMES
Higher Education, Society And The Economy
13. The Role Of Higher Education In Society And The Changing Institutionalized Features In Higher Education; Romulo Pinheiro, Gerald Wengenge-Ouma, Elizabeth Balbachevsky And Yuzhuo Cai
14. Research, Development And Innovation: International, National And Regional Perspectives; Fumi Kitagawa
15. Research, Development And Innovation: The Organizational Level; Fabiana Barros De Barros, Leo Goedegebuure, V. Lynn Meek And Alan Pettigrew
16. Higher Education And The Employability Agenda; Cheryl A. Matherly And Martin J. Tillman
17. Internationalisation Of Higher Education; Yuan Gao, Chi Baik And Sophia Arkoudis
Organising Higher Education
18. Differentiation Without Diversity. The Political Economy Of Higher Education Transformation; Fadia Dakka
19. How Information And Communication Technology Is Shaping Higher Education; Arne M. Fevolden And Cathrine E. Tømte
Governing Higher Education
20. The Rise Of 'Higher Education Regionalism': An Agenda For Higher Education Research; Meng-Hsuan Chou And Pauline Ravinet
21. Institutional Governance Structures; Nicoline Frølich And Joakim Caspersen
22. From Collegial Governance To Boardism: Reconfiguring Governance In Higher Education; Amélia Veiga, António Magalhães And Alberto Amaral
23. Global University Rankings, An Alternative And Their Impacts; Don F. Westerheijden
Funding Higher Education
24. Funding Of Research, Ben Jongbloed And Benedetto Lepori
25. State Support For Higher Education; Amy Y. Li And William Zumeta
Accountability And Quality
26. Institutional Autonomy And Accountability; Roger King
27. Quality Assurance In Higher Education; James Williams And Lee Harvey
28. Student Involvement In University Quality Enhancement; Manja Klemencic
Inequalities In Higher Education
29. Widening Participation In Higher Education: Policy Regimes And Globalizing Discourses; Penny Jane Burke And Yu Ching Kuo
30. Gender In Higher Education: A Critical Review; Pat O`Connor, Teresa Carvalho, Agnete Vabø, And Sónia Cardoso
31. Outlook; Jeroen Huisman, Harry De Boer, David Dill And Manuel Souto-Otero