Books in the Higher Education Research and Policy series

The book examines the impact of Europe-wide and global developments on national higher education systems along the issues of convergence and diversity, of equity and of the relationship of centres and peripheries in higher education. The book is an outcome of research collaboration between six institutes.

The book studies transformations of European universities in the context of globalization and Europeanization, the questioning of the foundations of the "Golden Age" of the Keynesian welfare state, public sector reforms, demographic changes, the massification and diversification of higher education, and the emergence of knowledge economies.

European-level educational policies became increasingly influential as the agenda of university reforms was viewed as part of greater Lisbon strategy reforms. This title deals with the new ways of thinking about universities.

The book focuses on the main transformations in European higher education and their affect on the national higher education systems of Norway and Poland. Europe and the two countries are the units of analysis, with different authors choosing different research foci and different disciplinary approaches.

Higher education in the Western Balkans is currently undergoing substantial changes influenced by European reform ideas, new domestic policy initiatives and universities and colleges in the region trying to adapt to new expectations and challenges. The book analyzes recent changes in both higher education policy and practices in the region.

This book provides university teachers, leaders and policymakers with insights on current works on assessing students' learning outcomes around the world. It is founded in research, shaped by policy and designed to be of enduring relevance to practice. Framed by a cycle of quality improvement, it discusses policy contexts and research concepts.

This volume surveys the role played by social connections when students make use of the expanding opportunities offered by contemporary tertiary education. We present our empirical results, which led us to the conclusion that the resources provided by higher education institutions may be termed social capital.

The central focus of this monograph is the concept of higher education reform in the light of an international and global comparative perspective. This volume takes a close look at these changes, the drivers of change, their effects and possible future scenarios.

Privatization has become a common policy choice in higher education reforms globally mainly due to financial pressures. The author investigates the policy processes of its implementation to Kuwaiti higher education system, concluding that its introduction resulted from an interplay of both global and local pressures.