University Governance Western European Comparative Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Paradeise, Catherine (Editor), Reale, Emanuela (Editor), Bleiklie, Ivar (Editor), Ferlie, Ewan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Higher Education Dynamics, 25
• Subjects: Education.; Political science.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational sociology.; Higher education.; Sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Higher Education.; Sociology of Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Political Science.; Sociology, general.

This book deals with change processes in higher education systems in seven countries and explores which public policies have been chosen, and which organizational designs and steering tools have been implemented. Doctoral education and research budgets are studied in depth. To what extent do nationa...

Table of Contents:

• The Governance of Higher Education Systems: A Public Management Perspective
• France: From Incremental Transitions to Institutional Change
• Germany: A Latecomer to New Public Management
• Italy: Local Policy Legacy and Moving to an ‘In Between’ Configuration
• Netherlands
• Norway: From Tortoise to Eager Beaver?
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom from Bureau Professionalism to New Public Management?
• A Comparative Approach to Higher Education Reforms in Western European Countries
• Universities Steering between Stories and History.