TY - BOOK ID - 19376416 TI - Policy Analysis of Structural Reforms in Higher Education : Processes and Outcomes AU - de Boer, Harry. AU - File, Jon. AU - Huisman, Jeroen. AU - Seeber, Marco. AU - Vukasovic, Martina. AU - Westerheijden, Don F. PY - 2017 SN - 3319422367 3319422375 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, DB - UniCat KW - Public policy. KW - School administration. KW - Higher education. KW - Education and sociology. KW - Sociology, Educational. KW - Educational Policy and Politics. KW - Administration, Organization and Leadership. KW - Public Policy. KW - International and Comparative Education. KW - Sociology of Education. KW - Education, Higher. KW - International education. KW - Global education KW - College students KW - Higher education KW - Education KW - Education. KW - Comparative education. KW - School management and organization. KW - Educational policy. KW - ducation and state. KW - Educational sociology. KW - Higher Education. KW - Intellectual cooperation KW - Internationalism KW - Postsecondary education KW - Universities and colleges KW - Education and state. KW - International education . KW - Education and sociology KW - Social problems in education KW - Society and education KW - Sociology, Educational KW - Sociology KW - Education, Comparative KW - Administration, Educational KW - Educational administration KW - Inspection of schools KW - Operation policies, School KW - Policies, School operation KW - School administration KW - School inspection KW - School operation policies KW - School organization KW - Schools KW - Management KW - Organization KW - Education policy KW - Educational policy KW - State and education KW - Social policy KW - Endowment of research KW - Aims and objectives KW - History KW - Inspection KW - Management and organization KW - Government policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19376416 AB - 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. . ER -