This article addresses a gap in the research literature on mergers in higher education by giving special consideration to the human resource dimension. It focuses on the forced merger of two higher education institutions that was implemented in Northern Ireland over 20 years ago and from which...

This paper explores a range of perceived similarities and differences between male and female academics in the context of contemporary European Union “gender mainstreaming” policy. It concentrates upon the higher education systems of Germany and the United Kingdom, and is based upon...

An empirical study was undertaken of students in the United Kingdom and Germany in order to investigate whether their attitudes were moving away from traditional patterns towards those that might be expected in more marketised higher education systems. The British students were found to be more...

Cet article a pour objectif de parer à un manque dans la littérature consacrée à la recherche sur les fusions dans l’enseignement supérieur en abordant plus particulièrement la dimension humaine de la question. L’article porte sur la fusion forcée de deux établissements de...

Une étude a été menée auprès d’étudiants en Grande-Bretagne et en Allemagne dans le but de déterminer si leurs attitudes évoluaient des schémas traditionnels vers une logique plus adaptée à la marchandisation de l’enseignement supérieur. Elle a montré que les étudiants...