TY - BOOK ID - 217208 TI - Non-University Higher Education in Europe AU - Taylor, James S. AU - Brites Ferreira, José. AU - de Lourdes Machado, Maria. AU - Santiago, Rui. PY - 2008 VL - v. 23 SN - 1281492221 9786611492229 1402083351 1402083343 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Postsecondary education KW - Post high school education KW - Post-secondary education KW - Tertiary education KW - Education KW - Adult education. KW - Education, Higher. KW - Lifelong Learning/Adult Education. KW - Higher Education. KW - International and Comparative Education. KW - Professional & Vocational Education. KW - Educational Policy and Politics. KW - College students KW - Higher education KW - Universities and colleges KW - Adults, Education of KW - Education of adults KW - Continuing education KW - Open learning KW - Lifelong learning. KW - Higher education. KW - International education . KW - Comparative education. KW - Professional education. KW - Vocational education. KW - Educational policy. KW - Education and state. KW - Education policy KW - Educational policy KW - State and education KW - Social policy KW - Endowment of research KW - Education, Vocational KW - Vocational training KW - Work experience KW - Technical education KW - Education, Professional KW - Career education KW - Education, Higher KW - Education, Comparative KW - Global education KW - Intellectual cooperation KW - Internationalism KW - Lifelong education KW - Lifelong learning KW - Permanent education KW - Recurrent education KW - Adult education KW - Government policy KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:217208 AB - This book represents the first-of-its-kind comprehensive discussion of the non-university higher education sector in Europe. Higher education throughout the world is facing rapid change. Despite the enormous attention devoted to that reality, this volume fills an important void. It describes and offers critical comparisons between the systems in 10 European countries. The book brings together the thinking of leading scholars on the non-university sectors in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom, with a chapter devoted to each country. National case studies are presented for the non-university sector in these countries that address issues such as historical developments, policy changes, governance structures, levels of institutional autonomy and future trends. The editors offer a critical comparative analysis of the systems in these countries followed by a probing look into the future of the non-university sector in Europe. The book is essential reading for those who want a comprehensive, timely and in-depth understanding of the European non-university sector. It will be informative to anyone involved in system or institutional governance, as well as those pursuing research. It should be a reference in every institutional library. ER -