Diversity and Excellence in Higher Education : Can the Challenges be Reconciled? / / edited by Rosalind M. O. Pritchard, Matthias Klumpp, Ulrich Teichler.
"Diversity and excellence in Higher Education seem to be conflicting concepts. Nevertheless, they are dynamic and closely intertwined -- indeed they may even require each other. The book brings together insights from ten different countries to analyse these multi-facetted phenomena and discuss...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2015. |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (258 pages) :; illustrations, maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Rosalind M. O. Pritchard , Matthias Klumpp and Ulrich Teichler
- Markets and Managerialism / Peter Scott
- Does Size Matter? – The Example of the “Excellence Initiative” and Its Impact on Smaller Universities in Germany / Christiane Gaehtgens
- University Merger Processes / Göran Melin
- The Dangerous Role of Economists in Shaping American Higher Education Policy / Carol Frances
- Spatial (In)Justice / Ashley Macrander
- Merit and Student Selection / Luís Carvalho
- Why the Status Quo Isn’t Good Enough – Examining Student Success for Diverse Populations in the United States / Ray Franke
- Improving Access to Postgraduate Study in England / Tony Strike
- Institutional Diversity and Graduate Employability / Pepka Boyadjieva and Petya Ilieva-Trichkova
- Multi-Tasking Talents? Roles and Competencies of Middle-Level Manager-Academics at Two Austrian Higher Education Institutions / Barbara Ehrenstorfer , Stefanie Sterrer , Silke Preymann , Regina Aichinger and Martina Gaisch
- Academic Middle Managers Shaping the Landscape between Policy and Practice / Ton Kallenberg
- Governance through Transparency Tools / Norbert Sabic
- Can Performance-Based Funding Enhance Diversity in Higher Education Institutions? / René Krempkow.