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van der Wende, Marijk – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2009
The growing global competition in which knowledge is a prime factor for economic growth is increasingly shaping policies and setting the agenda for the future of European higher education. With its aim to become the world's leading knowledge economy, the European Union is concerned about its performance in the knowledge sector, in particular in…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Higher Education, Private Sector, Global Approach
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Mars, Matthew M.; Metcalf, Amy Scott – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2009
This volume draws on a diverse set of literatures to represent the various ways in which entrepreneurship is understood in and applied to higher education. It provides a platform for debate for those considering applications of entrepreneurial principles to academic research and practices. Using academic entrepreneurship in the United States as…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Theories, Economics
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Cantor, Jeffrey A., Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2006
An old adage--the truly educated never graduate--has come to exemplify the rationale for the growth and expansion of professional continuing education (PCE) programs in the United States. This monograph is about the trends and best practices in professional continuing education. It explores how this area of higher and adult education, once the…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Higher Education, Exhibits