Higher Education Policy as an Exercise in Contemporary History.

Neave, Guy

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ERIC Number: EJ537816

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Higher Education Policy as an Exercise in Contemporary History.

Neave, Guy

Higher Education, v32 n4 p403-15 Dec 1996

Suggests that the study of contemporary history can provide a vehicle for testing the validity of theories developed in higher education policy studies. Greater attention to the cultural and historic contexts of higher education, particularly in cross-national studies, is urged. (MSE)

Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Context, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Higher Education, History, International Education, Policy Analysis, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Public Policy, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: "The State of Comparative Research in Higher Education"