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Current Transformations in Norwegian Higher Education

Helsvig, Kim Gunnar - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2002

This article revises Norwegian higher education debate from the publication of a radical reform proposal made by a government committee in May 2000 until the closure of the reform process in the parliament in May 2001. It is argued that a great rhetorical divide between neo-liberal and...

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The Role of US Higher Education in the Global E-Learning Market

van der Wende, Marijk - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2002

international strategies. Finally, a number of future scenarios are presented as well as an outline for research on the strategic …

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Strategies for E-Learning in Universities

Curran, Chris - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2004

This paper examines the e-learning strategies adopted by universities, from the perspective of three common objectives: widening access to educational opportunity; enhancing the quality of learning; and reducing the cost of higher education. The discussion is illustrated by drawing on case...

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Paradoxes and Dilemmas in Managing E-Learning in Higher Education

Guri-Rosenblit, Sarah - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2003

student clienteles; information acquisition versus knowledge construction in higher education; cost considerations; the human … capacity to adapt to new learning styles and the ability to conduct research in face of the rapid development of the ICT; and …

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Scholarly Communication: Academic Values and Sustainable Models

King, C. Judson; Harley, Diane; Earl-Novell, Sarah; … - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2006

This study reports on five interdisciplinary case studies that explore academic value systems as they influence publishing behavior and attitudes of University of California, Berkeley faculty. The case studies are based on direct interviews with relevant stakeholdersâ€”faculty, advancement...

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Virtualization of Research Universities: Raising the Right Questions to Address Key Functions of the Institution

Pfeffer, Thomas - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2003

three key elements of scholarly activity (research, publication, education), it suggests a functional perspective of the … understanding of the different rationales in research, publication, and education. Acknowledging these differences might enable …

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The Carnegie Commission and Council on Higher Education: A Retrospective

Douglass, John Aubrey - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2005

scope and in the freedom of its director, Kerr, to guide its research and productivity. Carnegie President Alan Pifer …

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Can Public Research Universities Compete?

Brint, Steven - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2006

Many leaders of public research universities worry about falling behind private research universities at a time when … provide grounds for a more optimistic view of the competitive position of public research universities. I develop two … "business models" for higher education: the public research university model is based on high volume of enrollments and low cost …

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Trust, Markets and Accountability in Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective

Trow, Martin - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 1996

In recent years problems have emerged around the American system of accrediting colleges and universities - a peculiar system involving voluntary regional associations of colleges and universities, public and private, which appoint committees of academics to make visits to their member...

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University Teaching as E-Business? Research and Policy Agendas

Harley, Diane; Matkin, Gary; Goldstein, Michael; … - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2002

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