This book explores the expansion of higher education in the United Kingdom during the past 50 years and the coordination of university and further and distance education. The following 12 chapters are included: "Patterns of HE/FE [Higher Education/Further Education] Collaboration" (Tony Lewis, Rob Allen); "Student and Staff Perceptions of Higher Education in Further Education: The Experience of a College of Further Education" (Barbara Reynolds); "Mature Students and Higher Education: Preparation, Selection and Experience" (David Brady, Mary Brady); "The Management of Quality in Collaborative Higher Education Programmes" (Paul Oliver); "Assuring Quality in a Maturing FE/HE Collaboration: Rewards and Pitfalls" (Clare Stoney, Allan Gaunt); "The Management of Higher Education Programmes within Further Education Colleges" (Trevor Austin, Andrew England, James Rye); "Franchising and Institutional Development: A College Perspective" (Andy Convery, Dave Longmate); "Interactive Competences as a Curriculum Model for a Certificate in Education Partnership between HE and FE" (Stephen Walker, Ian Reece); "Managing Collaboration in the Training of Further Education Teachers" (Gerry McAleavy); "A University for Life" (Roger Waterhouse); "American Postsecondary Education: Unique Issues, Problems, and Opportunities" (William C. Barba, Timothy L. Murphy); and "Beyond the Universities: Academic Freedom and Responsibility" (Philip Mitchell). Each chapter contains abstracts and references. (KC)