Research issues and institutional prospects for higher education studies

This paper explores two new perspectives for the research on higher education. Building on the case of Europe with a special focus on France, it first addresses the trend toward more competition and more differentiation that can be observed in countries that traditionally were more egalitarian and t...

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Published in:Studies in higher education (Dorchester-on-Thames) 2014-09, Vol.39 (8), p.1369-1380
Main Author: Musselin, Christine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizenship
Competition
Democracy
Education systems
Educational Change
Educational Policy
Educational Research
Egalitarianism
Europe
Foreign Countries
France
Global Approach
Government Role
Higher Education
Humanities and Social Sciences
Knowledge
Market
markets
Political science
Privatization
Role of Education
social role of higher education
Social roles
Sociology
State intervention
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Summary:This paper explores two new perspectives for the research on higher education. Building on the case of Europe with a special focus on France, it first addresses the trend toward more competition and more differentiation that can be observed in countries that traditionally were more egalitarian and the strong implication of European states in reshaping their higher education and research systems. It also questions the social role of higher education while knowledge economies are engaged in a competitive race. Finally, it looks at the capacity of higher education studies to address such issues and critically questions how should this domain further develop.
ISSN:0307-5079
1470-174X
DOI:10.1080/03075079.2014.950449