Democracy and Governance in Higher Education: Legislating for Higher Education in Europe

ISBN-13: 9789041105752 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 420 str.

Jan De Groof;Neave; Jan De Groof

Opis

Since the early Eighties a number of themes have dominated the landscape of higher education, among them budget cuts, rationalisation in provision, accountability and quality control, closer links between higher education and the region, and a greater alertness to changes in economic and social policy. At the institutional level, the drive towards a greater degree of latitude and autonomy has found a ready echo among universities and other establishments of higher education. And this, in its turn, has posed major questions about the range of responsibilities central government and administration ought to retain or to delegate.
Here is an in-depth treatment of the important legal issues emerging from these developments.