{"product_id":"structuring-mass-higher-education-hardback","title":"Structuring Mass Higher Education - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eUndoubtedly the most important development in higher education in recent years has been the seemingly inexorable expansion of national systems. In a comparatively short time period many countries have moved from an elite to a mass model. Furthermore, expansion has invariably changed the whole experience of higher education for all the interested parties from, presidents, rectors and vice-chancellors to first-term undergraduates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStructuring Mass Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e examines the impact of this change upon the existing national structures of higher education. It also defines and highlights what makes an ‘elite’ university – something which institutions must strive for in order to gain their position as global players. With case studies and contributions from a wide range of international authors, the book explores questions such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDo higher education institutions retain a national significance, even though the vestiges of an international reputation have long faded? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eHas expansion undermined the quality of higher education because governments sought to expand \"on the cheap\"? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs the elite institutional response to mass higher education perceived as a threat to be responded to with purposeful action that sustains their elite status? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes the emergence of the international league tables pose a challenge to those responsible for governing elite institutions?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are critical issues with which both policy-makers and institutional leaders will have to grapple over the next ten years, making \u003cem\u003eStructuring Mass Higher Education\u003c\/em\u003e a timely, relevant, and much needed text. It will appeal to policy makers and practitioners within higher education as well as student and scholars worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547763663086,"sku":"9780415426046","price":302.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415426046.jpg?v=1720254081","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/structuring-mass-higher-education-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}