The Dynamics of Change in Higher Education: Expansion and Contraction in an Organisational Field

by Svein Kyvik

Preface. Introduction. 1. The transformation of the college sector. 2. Explaining change in the college sector. Phase 1: Fragmented expansion. 3. Differentiation and diversification. 4. Geographical and institutional decentralisation. Phase 2: Horizontal integration. 5. Field contraction. 6. Regionalisation. Phase 3: Vertical integration. 7. Academisation. 8. Field coupling. Conclusion. 9. The dynamics of change. References. Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402092458
• ISBN13: 9781402092459
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"