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Privatization in and of Public Education. International Policy Exchange
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Antonina Santalova Ed.; Kaire Põder Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2024
Privatization of education has become a prevalent global trend, representing a significant shift from viewing education as a public good to considering it as a private commodity. This transformation is closely tied to the modernization of the state under the principles of neoliberalism. A comprehensive analysis, as presented in this book using…
Descriptors: Privatization, Public Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
University Management, Present and Future: How and by Whom? Report of the International Workshop on University Reform, 2011. RIHE International Seminar Reports. No.18
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Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2012
The Research Institute for Higher Education (RIHE) at Hiroshima University, through special funding by the Ministry of Education and Science in 2008, has been implementing a research project on the reform of higher education in the knowledge-based society of the 21st century. Research into the design of the future higher education system,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Administration, Governance, Postsecondary Education
Global Trends, National Policies and Institutional Responses: Restructuring Higher Education in Malaysia
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Lee, Molly N. N. – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2004
A significant global trend during the 1990s is the restructuring of higher education systems. The essence of this restructuring process is a redefinition of the relationship between institutions of higher learning, the state, and the market, and a drastic reduction of institutional autonomy. This article is an analysis of the restructuring process…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Institutional Autonomy, Global Approach
The Latin American University: Facing the 21st Century.
Albornoz, Orlando – 1994
This collection of essays examines the status of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on historical trends, the administration of universities, and the influence of higher education on the greater society. It reviews the evolution of universities in the area during the 20th century, highlighting the emergence of Latin…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Educational Change, Educational History
College Officials and Policy Experts Ponder Implications of "Privatizing" State Colleges.
Blumenstyk, Goldie – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
A variety of trends in state colleges are viewed as privatization, including increased institutional responsibility for meeting costs, financial aid shortfalls that keep many students away, pressure for more institutional autonomy, recruitment of private colleges to provide some state-subsidized programs, payment of private colleges to accept…
Descriptors: College Choice, Competition, Costs, Educational Policy
Priorities for Higher Education in Central and Eastern European Countries.
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Aaviksoo, Jaak – Higher Education Management, 1997
The Estonian Minister of Education discusses recent higher education trends and developments in Central and Eastern European countries, including the growth of institutional autonomy, expansion of educational opportunity, financial issues and privatization, balancing of academic and vocational education needs, part-time and continuing education,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Administration, Continuing Education