Relations Between State and Higher Education : : Legislating for Higher Education in Europe, Volume 1.

• Superior document: Legislating for Higher Education in Europe Series ; v.1
• Author: in 't Veld, Roel J.
• TeilnehmendeR: Füssel, Hans-Peter.; Neave, Guy.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 1996.; ©1996.
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Legislating for Higher Education in Europe Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (339 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- FOREWORD -- CHAPTER 1 Legislating for higher education and research in Europe -- 1.1.1 The Legislative Reform Programme for higher education and research -- 1.1.1.1 Towards open societies -- 1.1.1.2 The purpose of the Legislative Reform Programme -- 1.1.1.3 Changing objectives -- 1.1.1.4 The working methods -- 1.1.2 The design of the LRP publication project -- 1.1.2.1 The purpose of the publications -- 1.1.2.2 The audience -- 1.1.2.3 The approach -- 1.1.2.4 Six volumes -- 1.1.2.5 The outline of volume 1 -- 1.2.1 Perspectives on legislating for higher education and research -- 1.2.1.1 Common issues -- 1.2.1.2 Legislation -- 1.2.1.3 Accelerating change -- 1.2.1.4 Modification versus codification? -- 1.2.1.5 The quest for models and standards -- 1.2.1.6 How to do things with rules? -- 1.2.2 Bridges for enlightenment and freedom -- CHAPTER 2 Relations between the state and higher education -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Relations between the state and higher education -- 2.2.1 The evolution of the nation state in relation to education in general -- 2.2.1.1 Universities in former stateless societies -- 2.2.1.2 The classical viewpoint: the state in its capacity as benign emancipator of the "masses" -- 2.2.1.3 The state, economic development and standardisation of qualifications -- 2.2.1.4 Interconnections and dynamics, amongst others professionalisation -- 2.2.2 The nation state and higher education -- 2.2.2.1 Typologies of policy making: the human capital theory -- 2.2.2.2 Stages of growth of higher education -- 2.2.2.3 Recent macro trends in western Europe: driving forces for change -- a Erosion -- b Communication technology -- c Commercialisation of knowledge -- d Continuing education.

2.2.2.4 Dramatic macro-change in society and it implications for higher education legislation in eastern Europe -- 2.3 Legislation as policy system -- 2.3.1 Policy systems -- 2.3.2 Law of diminishing effectiveness of steering -- 2.3.3 Law of policy accumulation -- 2.3.4 First- and higher-order learning -- 2.3.5 Crises -- 2.3.6 Internalisation -- 2.3.7 Life-cycle of policy systems -- 2.3.8 Inter-active learning -- 2.3.9 Dimensions of policy systems: a closer look -- 2.3.9.1 Degrees of decentralisation -- 2.3.9.2 Subjects of steering: inputs, throughputs and outputs -- 2.3.9.3 Instruments: regulation, money and persuasion -- 2.3.9.4 Complex policy systems -- 2.4 Educational policy traditions in Europe -- 2.5 Towards a heuristic scheme in order to deal with societal dynamics concerning legislation for higher education -- CHAPTER 3 Guidelines to comparison -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Organisational principles of change -- 3.2.1 The challenges of choice: academic or vocational drift -- 3.2.2 The principle of subsidiarity -- 3.3 Institutional autonomy: the decline of a monopoly -- 3.4 The private sector: an engine of subsidiarity? -- 3.5 Parity and quality assurance: situating the intermediaries -- 3.5.1 Intermediaries -- 3.5.2 Parity and quality assurance -- 3.5.3 Diversification -- 3.5.4 Budgeting and general accountability -- 3.6 Conclusion -- CHAPTER 4 Conclusions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Analytical framework -- 4.2.1 The eternal questions: effectiveness and legitimacy -- 4.2.2 The analytical tools refined -- 4.3 Analysis -- 4.3.1 Threats and opportunities in the future -- 4.3.2 Output-orientation -- 4.3.3 Management group thinking -- 4.4 Paradoxes and dilemmas -- 4.5 Guidelines to the future -- 4.5.1 Problems within universities -- 4.5.2 Self-control within sensible public environments -- CHAPTER 5 Country reports -- 5.1 Albania.

5.1.1 Current situation in higher education -- Institutional diversification -- 5.1.2 Higher educational system and research institutes -- 5.1.3 The higher education budget -- 5.1.4 Enrolment structure -- 5.1.5 Reform in higher education: strategy and policy -- 5.2 Belarus -- 5.2.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Belarus -- 5.2.2 The current legislative situation -- 5.2.3 Higher education -- 5.2.4 State and intermediate leadership in the education system -- 5.2.5 The current situation -- 5.3 The Flemish Community of Belgium -- 5.3.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.3.2 Main features of the higher education system -- 5.3.3 Finance and governance -- 5.3.4 Conclusion -- 5.4 The French Community of Belgium -- 5.4.1 Constitutional provisions -- 5.4.2 The current situation in higher education -- 5.4.3 Educational structures and quality assurance -- 5.4.4 Management bodies -- 5.4.5 Teaching, research staff and financing -- 5.4.6 Research -- 5.4.7 Political authority and intermediate bodies -- 5.4.8 Conclusion -- 5.5 Bulgaria -- 5.5.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, as adopted by the Grand National Assembly in July 1991 -- 5.5.2 The current legislative situation -- 5.5.3 Legislative principles and policy objectives -- 5.5.4 The balance of power between the State -- 5.5.5 Legal protection of institutions for higher education against State decisions -- 5.5.6 Conclusion -- 5.6 Czech Republic -- 5.6.1 The Constitution of 1993 and the List of Basic Rights and Freedoms of 1993 -- 5.6.2 The current legislative situation in higher education -- 5.6.3 The balance of power -- 5.6.4 Conclusion -- 5.7 Denmark -- 5.7.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.7.2 The balance of power -- 5.7.3 Conclusion -- 5.8 Republic of Estonia -- 5.8.1 Section 38 of the Constitution -- 5.8.2 The current legislative situation in higher education.

5.8.3 The balance of power -- 5.8.4 Conclusion -- 5.9 Finland -- 5.9.1 The Act amending the Constitutional Act -- 5.9.2 The current legislative situation in higher education -- 5.9.3 The balance of power -- 5.10 France -- 5.10.1 Current situation in higher education -- 5.10.2 Universities -- 5.10.3 Two-year technology courses -- 5.10.4 Institutes and colleges -- 5.10.5 Administrative organisation -- 5.11 Germany -- 5.11.1 Legal provisions -- 5.11.2 The current legislative situation in higher education -- 5.11.3 Science Council -- 5.11.4 Extension and construction of institutions of higher education: a joint task -- 5.11.5 The balance of power -- 5.11.6 A brief onclusion -- 5.12 Greece -- 5.12.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.12.2 The balance of power -- 5.13 Hungary -- 5.13.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.13.2 The balance of power between the State, intermediaries and the institutions -- 5.13.3 Conclusion -- 5.14 Latvia -- 5.14.1 The Satversme, the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia -- 5.14.2 The current legislative situation in higher education -- 5.14.3 Types and missions of higher education -- 5.14.4 The balance of power, accountability and quality assessment -- 5.14.5 Competencies, steering principles and mechanisms of the Ministry -- 5.14.6 Access and selection, tuition fees, loans and grants -- 5.14.7 Conclusion -- 5.15 Liechtenstein -- 5.15.1 The current situation -- 5.15.2 Higher education -- 5.16 Lithuania -- 5.16.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania -- 5.16.2 The current legislative situation -- 5.16.3 The current situation in higher education and research -- 5.16.4 The balance of power -- 5.16.5 Conclusion -- 5.17 Malta -- 5.17.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.17.2 The balance of power -- 5.17.3 Conclusion -- 5.18 Moldova -- 5.18.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.19 The Netherlands.

5.19.1 Section 23 of the Constitution -- 5.19.2 The current legislative situation -- 5.19.3 The balance of power -- 5.19.4 Quality assurance and quality control -- 5.19.5 Developments and recent discussions -- 5.19.6 Conclusion -- 5.20 Norway -- 5.20.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.21 Poland -- 5.21.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.21.2 The balance of power -- 5.22 Romania -- 5.22.1 The Romanian Constitution, Article 32 -- 5.22.2 The current legislative situation -- 5.22.3 The balance of power -- 5.22.4 Conclusion -- 5.23 Slovakia -- 5.23.1 Article 42 of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovakia -- 5.23.2 The current legislative situation -- 5.24 Slovenia -- 5.24.1 Article 58 of the Slovenian Constitution -- 5.24.2 The current legislative situation -- 5.24.3 The balance of power -- 5.24.4 Conclusion -- 5.25 Spain -- 5.25.1 Introduction -- 5.25.2 The structure of the higher education system -- 5.25.3 Non-university education -- 5.25.4 Higher vocational education -- 5.25.5 The balance of power -- 5.25.6 Conclusion -- 5.26 Switzerland -- 5.26.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.27 Turkey -- 5.27.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.27.2 The structure of the higher education system -- 5.27.3 The Higher Educational Council -- 5.27.4 The current situation -- 5.27.5 Conclusion -- 5.28 The United Kingdom -- 5.28.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.28.2 The higher education system -- 5.28.3 The balance of power: quality assurance and financing -- 5.28.4 Conclusion -- 5.29 Ukraine -- 5.29.1 The current legislative situation -- 5.29.2 The balance of power -- 5.29.3 Conclusion -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- THE STRUCTURE OF THE SERIES.