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Policy Analysis of Structural Reforms in Higher Education

Processes and Outcomes

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Authors:
  1. Harry de Boer

    1. Center for Hr Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

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  2. Jon File

    1. Center for Hr Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

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  3. Jeroen Huisman

    1. Centre for Hr Education Governance Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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  4. Marco Seeber

    1. Centre for Hr Education Governance Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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  5. Martina Vukasovic

    1. Centre for Hr Education Governance Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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  6. Don F Westerheijden

    1. Center for Hr Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

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  • Explores the effectiveness of structural and policy reforms in higher education
  • Draws on eleven in-depth country case studies
  • Draws on a unique conceptual framework

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education (PSGHE)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Structural Reform in European Higher Education: An Introduction

    • Harry de Boer, Jon File, Jeroen Huisman, Marco Seeber, Martina Vukasovic, Don F. Westerheijden
    Pages 1-28

  4. Vertical Differentiation Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
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    2. The Danish UNIK Initiative: An NPM-Inspired Mechanism to Steer Higher Education

      • Kaare Aagaard, Harry de Boer
      Pages 141-159

    3. France: Initiatives for Excellence

      • Emmanuel Boudard, Don F. Westerheijden
      Pages 161-182

    4. The International Campus of Excellence Initiative in Spain

      • Marco Seeber
      Pages 183-201

  5. Institutional Relationships

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Setting Up Associations in Flemish Higher Education

      • Jeroen Huisman, Jelle Mampaey
      Pages 205-223

    3. Finnish mergers: Change in the Context of Continuity

      • Terhi Nokkala, Jussi Välimaa
      Pages 225-244

    4. Policy-Making for Structural Reforms in the Welsh Higher Education Landscape

      • Nadine Zeeman, Paul Benneworth
      Pages 245-268

    5. Structural Reforms in European Higher Education: Concluding Reflections

      • Harry de Boer, Jon File, Jeroen Huisman, Marco Seeber, Martina Vukasovic, Don F. Westerheijden
      Pages 269-287

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 289-303
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About this book

This book addresses the complex phenomenon in higher education of structural reforms in higher education systems. Across the globe, governments initiate comprehensive reforms of their higher education systems because they want their models to be the best and to excel at what they do. This regularly requires governments to change the higher education landscape to achieve their set objectives. Changes can include merger processes, the introduction of a new sector of higher education or a new type of higher education institution or excellence initiative. This book explores the current understanding of how successful such comprehensive reforms have been through an examination of eleven reform cases in European countries. For each reform, the different phases of the policy process – policy objectives, design, implementation, policy tools and evaluation – are systematically described and analysed to provide an overview of the factors that contribute to the success or failure of the reforms. 

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“This book is interesting for scholars, researchers, practitioners and policymakers who (1) wish to enlarge their understanding of reforms in higher education, their rationale and their (possible) outcomes, (2) want to have a better insight into other European practices of higher education reform or (3) who are interested in the way policy in general and reform policy in particular develops, grows and reaches a sort of finish line – or not.” (Bruno Broucker, European Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 7, November, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for Hr Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Harry de Boer, Jon File, Don F Westerheijden

  • Centre for Hr Education Governance Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Jeroen Huisman, Marco Seeber, Martina Vukasovic

About the authors

Jeroen Huisman is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Sociology at Ghent University, Belgium. He is editor of Higher Education Policy and co-editor of the SRHE Higher Education book series and the series Theory and Method in Higher Education Research.

Harry de Boer is Deputy-director and Senior Researcher at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), University of Twente, the Netherlands. He is on the Editorial Board of the Higher Education Quarterly.

Jon File is Director of Development and Consultancy at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), University of Twente, the Netherlands. His international work has taken him to almost 50 countries over the past decade and a half.

Martina Vukasovic is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Higher Education Governance Ghent (CHEGG), Belgium. She is a member of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER), the network of Early Career Higher Education Researchers (ECHER), and the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Standing Group on Politics of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. She is on the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Higher Education.

Marco Seeber is a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Higher Education Governance Ghent (CHEGG), Belgium. His research focuses on how macro, meso and micro level factors and their interactions affect the governance of higher education systems and management of universities.

Don F. Westerheijden is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS), University of Twente, the Netherlands. His research interests include international comparisons of quality assurance, accreditation, (multidimensional) rankings and excellence in teaching & learning in higher education. He sits on the Editorial Board of the journal Quality in Higher Education.



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