The Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research Experiences and
In the US, the university administration runs its own office of “insti- tional research” in order to base its decisions on systematic information. Furthermore, higher education research can rely on a relatively stable academic basis if study programmes on
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The Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research Experiences and Perspectives
Edited by
Stefanie Schwarz and
Ulrich Teichler Centre for Research on Higher Education and Work, University of Kassel, Germany
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Contents
Introduction: Comparing the Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research STEFANIE SCHWARZ & U LRICH TEICHLER PART ONE: The Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research: Theory, Policy, and Practice
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Higher Education Research and its Institutional Basis ULRICH TEICHLER
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Future Directions for Higher Education Policy Research M AURICE KOGAN & M ARY H ENKEL
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Patterns of Communication and Miscommunication between Research and Policy E LAINE E L -K HAWAS
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On Fate and Intelligence: The Institutional Base of Higher Education Research GUY NEAVE
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PART TWO: Higher Education Research: Countries and Cases 5
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The Origins and Structures of Research on Higher Education in the United States JAMES S. FAIRWEATHER
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Higher Education Research in the UK: A Short Overview and a Case Study JOHN BRENNAN
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Research on Tertiary Education in Australia GRANT HARMAN
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The Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research in Latin America with Special Emphasis on the Role Played by International and Regional Organizations CARMEN GARCIA GUADILLA
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Higher Education Research: Reflections on Argentina and Latin America PEDRO KROTSCH
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10 Creating a Community of Scholars and Institutionalizing Higher Education Research in Israel SARAH GURI-ROSENBLIT
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11 Higher Education Research in the Czech Republic HELENA ŠEBKOVÁ
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12 A Comparative Study of the Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research in Hungary and the Czech Republic TAMAS KOZMA & IMRE RADACSI
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13 Relationships Among Higher Education Research, Policy and Practice in South Africa MAGDA FOURIE & KALIE STRYDOM
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14 Improving Higher Education Research at African Universities: The Study Programme on Higher Education Management in Africa 193 AKILAGPA SAWYERR 15 Thinking about Advanced Learning Systems KATHRYN M. MOORE
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PART THREE: Training and Careers of Young Researchers
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16 Training Researchers and Administrators in Higher Education Doctoral Programmes in the United States STEFANIE SCHWARZ
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17 The European Higher Education Advanced Training Course BARBARA M. KEHM 18 Doctoral Graduates in Higher Education Research: Training and Careers in France CATHY PERRET
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