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Standardization and Digital Enclosure: The Privatization of Standards, Knowledge, and Policy in the Age of Global Information Technology. Part of the Advances in IT Standards and Standardization Research (AISSR) Book Series
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Schoechle, Timothy, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2009
Recent trends have shown increasing privatization of standardization activities under various corporations, trade associations, and consortia, raising significant public policy issues about how the public interest may be represented. This book establishes a framework of analysis for public policy discussion and debate. Discussing topics such as…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Privatization, Interdisciplinary Approach, Information Technology
Implications of a Move to a User-Pays System of Higher Education.
Martin, L. M. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1993
Implications of two trends in Australian higher education are considered. These trends are shift to a fee-for-services system in which the government pays less of the cost of higher education; and move toward deregulation, with elimination of centralized planning and emphasis placed on institutional response to student demand. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, Decentralization, Educational Economics, Federal Regulation
From Dawkins to Where?
Charlesworth, Max – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1993
Recent changes in the Australian higher education system have created some basic contradictions: (1) "privatization" that does not equate with institutional autonomy; (2) ambiguity over higher education as a public vs. private good; (3) larger enrollments, but increased emphasis on research over teaching; and (4) focus on diversity…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Instruction, College Role
The Syndrome of the Holy Degree: Critical Reflections on the Staff Development in Estonian Universities.
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Tomusk, Voldemar – Higher Education Management, 1995
Policy concerning faculty training and development in Estonian universities is examined, looking at current practices in comparison with those of the former Soviet Union. It is argued that since democratization there is little effort and some resistance to faculty renewal, despite new labels given to academic qualifications. University…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
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
Ten Public Policy Issues for Higher Education in 1996. AGB Public Policy Paper Series No. 96-1.
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Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1996
This paper is the third in a series of yearly efforts to identify the top public-policy issues facing higher education. Each of the 10 issues is discussed in terms of likely developments in 1996 and the near future, the issue's various aspects, and sources of further information on the issue. Issues identified and discussed are: (1) cost…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education
Ten Public Policy Issues for Higher Education in 1997 and 1998. AGB Public Policy Paper Series, No. 97-1.
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
This paper is the fourth in a series of yearly efforts to identify the top 10 public-policy issues facing higher education. Each of the issues is discussed in terms of likely developments in 1997-98, the issue's various aspects, and sources of further information. Issues identified are: (1) the Higher Education Act Reauthorization (issues relating…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Copyrights, Economic Development