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The dynamics of change in higher education : expansion and contraction in an organisational field

Deals with the development and transformation of the part of the educational system that has been called 'the non-university higher education sector', 'the polytechnic sector', and 'the college sector'. This book uses Norway as a national case for in-depth analyses, and then compares this with parallel developments in Western Europe
eBook, English, 2008
Springer, New York, 2008
1 online resource (ix, 225 pages) : illustrations
9781402092480, 9781402092459, 1402092482, 1402092458
314175058
The Transformation of the College Sector.- Explaining Change in the College Sector.- Fragmented Expansion.- Differentiation and Diversification.- Geographical and Institutional Decentralisation.- Horizontal Integration.- Field Contraction.- Regionalisation.- Vertical Integration.- Academisation.- Field Coupling.- Conclusion.- The Dynamics of Change.
English