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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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. ...