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Hartmann, Eva – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2017
This contribution focuses on quality assurance (QA) agencies in the sphere of higher education. It develops a theoretical framework that interrelates systems theory with Gramsci's theory of hegemony with a view to situating this new control of universities in the broader context of a further differentiation of society and emerging heterarchical…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Educational Change, Privatization
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Levy, Daniel C. – European Journal of Education, 2012
The importance of private higher education (PHE) is increasingly clear globally. But does Europe fit the global generalisation? This question can be assessed with reference to two major considerations: the size of PHE and the degree of private-public difference. The growth of PHE in Europe has been delayed and limited compared to that in most of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Private Sector, Foreign Countries, Public Sector