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Diversification of Higher Education
(UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1988)
During the 1980s, most European countries underwent substantial changes in their economic and educational systems. During the period it became clear that the discussions were going to be centered around the rapid changes ...
Higher Education and the Labor Market
(UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1993)
This book presents an overview of the state of the art in studies of higher education and the world of work, based on papers, some of which were presented at the 1992 annual meeting of the Consortium of Higher Education ...
Counseling and orientation of students in higher education
(UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1994)
There is a growing importance of student counselling and orientation in higher education. Although both have always been part of the university environment, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States, they ...
Higher Education in the United States
(UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1982)
A variety of organizational, curricular and philosophical features of the system of higher education in the United States distinguish it from higher education systems in the world, but the system's size, egalitarianism, ...
Diversity of structures for higher education
(UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 1994)
This book presents many of the papers that were delivered at a workshop on Universities, Colleges, and Others: Diversity of Structures for Higher Education, held at CEPES in 1993 in Bucharest, Romania. Among the compiled ...
Student affairs and services in higher education: global foundations, issues and best practices
(International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS); The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), 2009)
The present manual makes the case for inclusion of a student services/student affairs presence in higher education institutions and how that effort is directly related to the World Declaration on Higher Education. First, ...
Inequality and Social Inclusion in the Americas
(Organization of American States, 2014)
This book presents different issues of development and social inclusion at the 44th regular session of the OAS General Assembly 2014. Specifically, the article Growth, Inequality, Poverty, and Education claims how education ...
Higher Education in Latin America The International Dimension
(World Bank Group, 2005)
The international dimension of higher education responds to the challenges of globalization. The interdependence of today’s economies and societies profoundly affects higher education, and higher education, in turn, shapes ...
An Overview of Higher Education in the United States: Diversity, Access and the Role of the Marketplace
(American Council on Education, 2004-11-10)
U.S higher education borrows its structure from both the British undergraduate college and German research university, but its character is profoundly influenced by major philosophical beliefs that shape American public ...
Policy-making, strategic planning, and management of higher education
(UNESCO European Centre for Higher Education, 2002)
From the outset, it is necessary to understand what the purposes of higher education are. A clear understanding will shape the responses of institutions and individuals to the need for strategic planning and management. ...