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The market oriented university : transforming higher education
Davis, John - 2016
1. Towards a market oriented university -- 2. Competition and rankings -- 3. Delivering student satisfaction -- 4. Disrupting higher education -- 5. From marketing to market orientation -- 6. Developing and maintaining a market-oriented university -- 7. Understanding the market -- 8. Developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419805
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The globalization of higher education
King, Roger - 2013
., A. McLew, D. Goldblatt and J. Perraton (1999), Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture, Stanford …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852159
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Learning to compete in European universities : from social institution to knowledge business
McKelvey, Maureen D. (contributor);  … - 2009
This book addresses the critical issue of how and why European universities are changing and learning to compete. Anglo-Saxon universities particularly in the US, the UK and Australia have long been subject to, and responded to, market-based competition in higher education. The authors argue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851977
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The economic institutions of higher education : economic theories of university behavior
Raines, J. Patrick; Leathers, Charles G. - 2003
Working within the context of the evolutionary-institutional transformation of higher education, the authors trace the development of an economic model by which the behavioral tendencies of modern universities can be evaluated. That model is expanded to provide insights to the following...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474161
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New directions in the economics of higher education
Woessmann, Ludger (ed.); Bettinger, Eric (ed.) - 2020
), 'The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118 (4 … Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from College Openings', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118 (4), November, 1495-532 [38 … University', Journal of Public Economics, 157, 212-25 [14] -- 8. Brian Jacob, Brian McCall and Kevin Stange (2018), 'College as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012294242
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Higher education in a global society
Johnstone, Donald Bruce (contributor);  … - 2010
Higher education functions in a global environment of consumers, employees, competitors, and partners. It has been a force for globalization and a model for adaptation, but nonetheless faces challenges. This volume of essays examines emerging issues and opportunities for advancing education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851622
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Smart leadership for higher education in difficult times
Breneman, David W. (contributor);  … - 2011
As the US economy emerges from the severest recession in a generation, large questions regarding its long-term ramifications for higher education remain unanswered. In fact, the harshest effects of the economic downturn are likely ahead as campus leadership focuses on enrollment, affordability...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851910
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How to enable the employability of university graduates
Hansen, Saskia Loer (ed.); Daniels, Kathy (ed.) - 2023
"Students invest significant resources in coming to university and universities play a crucial role in enabling their students to benefit from this investment and to be employable once they have finished their degree. Giving a platform to the debate about graduate employability from the student,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014287413
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The architecture of student-oriented course design : building a course for contemporary higher education students
Jackson, Nicholas - 2024
"Incorporating a range of practical insights and tools, this innovative book presents a unique perspective on course design that considers the needs and expectations of contemporary university students. Nicholas Jackson explains how to improve student confidence and engagement by designing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014635750
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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue
Stabile, Donald - 2007
1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam … long-standing question of the extent to which market economics can and should be applied to higher education. The debate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420014