Throughout the world, interest in gauging learning outcomes at all levels of education has grown considerably over the … past decade. In higher education, measuring “learning outcomes†is viewed by many stakeholders as a relatively new … unprecedented opportunity to advance our understanding of the nature of self-reported learning outcomes in higher education, and the …

European higher education reforms that started in the 1990s, a mixed sentiment that French singer Serge Gainsbourg spoke of in … his popular song, ‘Je t’aime moi non plus’. At the outset, most of higher education reforms, such as the Bologna … developing from 2007 consisting in opening French higher education to globalization. Such global openness requires a change in …

In the midst of the global recession, how have national governments viewed the role of higher education in their … evolving strategies for economic recovery? Demand for higher education generally goes up during economic downturns. Which … workers, and to mitigate unemployment rates? And which nations have simply made large funding cuts for higher education in …

This paper explores the emergence of selective admission policies in Dutch university education. Such policies are … being developed to promote excellence in a higher education system that is generally known to be “egalitarian†and … increasingly criticized for a lack of differentiation. The changing policy context of admission in Dutch university education and …

undergraduate education focused on institutional performance. Our findings indicate that future discussions should take into account …

policies and setting the agenda for the future of European higher education. With its aim to become the world’s leading … research, higher education institutions, and innovation. A major concern is to solve the “European paradoxâ€: whereby Europe … the higher education sector, and by differences in the current ability of institutions to effectively promote innovation …

variables that will influence international education and global labor markets, including the current global economic recession …

With California’s public higher education system facing massive funding cuts and an increasingly diverse demography …