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McNay, Ian – Perspectives London policy and practice in higher education, 2005
The concept of community is deeply embedded in the discourse on higher education. This paper: (1) examines some of the idealistic myths surrounding it; (2) identifies current threats to people's ideas of its meaning; (3) explores how the concept may need to adapt to allow development within a mass higher education system; and (4) considers the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Administrators, Educational Policy
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Winkvist, Lilian – Perspectives London policy and practice in higher education, 2005
Attempts are currently being made to create a European Higher Education Area and a European Research Area, which are the two pillars of the so called "knowledge-based society". Since 1998 there has been a flurry of EU initiatives affecting higher education. Out of these, the Bologna Process is probably the most well known. Related to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Cooperation
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Hogan, John – Perspectives London policy and practice in higher education, 2005
What, if any, changes have occurred in the academic structures of UK universities since the early 1990s and the abolition of the binary line? This paper attempts to answer this question and raises issues about the significance of any such changes. There is one useful publication that can provide some insight into the pattern of academic…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, College Administration
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Fowler, Kathy; Eggeling, Maggie; Musgrave, Nikki – Perspectives London policy and practice in higher education, 2004
As part of the movement to greater social inclusion, a number of initiatives have been created to build bridges between the school and further education sectors and universities. In England, this kind of activity comes under the Partners 4 Progression (P4P) initiative. In Scotland, such initiatives are more regionally based: the thrust of widening…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Access to Education, Partnerships in Education
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Davies, Julie; Pigott, Nigel – Perspectives London policy and practice in higher education, 2004
The purpose of this paper is to share findings and reflections arising from an AUA study visit of the US and Canada in 2002. It explores how e-learning, i.e. computer-mediated teaching and learning, is changing higher education in North America. How do they see the future? What strategies are being developed for managing online learning and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, North Americans, Online Courses, Distance Education
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Brown, Roger – Perspectives London policy and practice in higher education, 2004
This document is a follow-up to a previous article about the future prospects for higher education in the light of the then recently published White Paper. The question was asked at to whether and how far the government would succeed in its avowed intention of creating a more diverse higher education system. This document focuses on the likely…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Tuition