Tertiary education for the knowledge society /
Tertiary education for the knowledge society /
Paulo Santiago ... [et al.].
- Paris : OECD, c2008.
- 2 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
v. 1. Special features: governance, funding, quality. Setting the stage : impact, trends and challenges of tertiary education -- Setting the right course : steering tertiary education -- Matching funding strategies with national priorities -- Assuring and improving quality -- v. 2. Special features: equity, innovation, labour market, internationalisation. Achieving equity -- Enhancing the role of tertiary education in research and innovation -- The academic career : adapting to change -- Strengthening ties with the labour market -- Internationalisation : shaping strategies in the national context -- What next? : the challenges of policy implementation.
This book provides an international investigation of tertiary education policy across its many facets -- governance, funding, quality assurance, equity, research and innovation, academic career, links to the labor market and internationalization. It presents an analysis of the trends and developments in tertiary education; a synthesis of research-based evidence on the impact of tertiary-education policies; innovative and successful policies and practices that countries have implemented; and tertiary-education policy options. The report draws on the results of a major OECD review of tertiary education policy -- the OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education -- conducted over the 2004-08 period in collaboration with 24 countries around the world.--Publisher's description.
9789264046528 9264046526 9789264046528 9264046526
2008390609
Education, Higher--International cooperation.
Education, Higher--Evaluation.
Higher education and state.
LB2324 / .T47 2008
378.01 / SAN
Includes bibliographical references.
v. 1. Special features: governance, funding, quality. Setting the stage : impact, trends and challenges of tertiary education -- Setting the right course : steering tertiary education -- Matching funding strategies with national priorities -- Assuring and improving quality -- v. 2. Special features: equity, innovation, labour market, internationalisation. Achieving equity -- Enhancing the role of tertiary education in research and innovation -- The academic career : adapting to change -- Strengthening ties with the labour market -- Internationalisation : shaping strategies in the national context -- What next? : the challenges of policy implementation.
This book provides an international investigation of tertiary education policy across its many facets -- governance, funding, quality assurance, equity, research and innovation, academic career, links to the labor market and internationalization. It presents an analysis of the trends and developments in tertiary education; a synthesis of research-based evidence on the impact of tertiary-education policies; innovative and successful policies and practices that countries have implemented; and tertiary-education policy options. The report draws on the results of a major OECD review of tertiary education policy -- the OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education -- conducted over the 2004-08 period in collaboration with 24 countries around the world.--Publisher's description.
9789264046528 9264046526 9789264046528 9264046526
2008390609
Education, Higher--International cooperation.
Education, Higher--Evaluation.
Higher education and state.
LB2324 / .T47 2008
378.01 / SAN