Globalisation and Differentiation in Higher Education Systems

Franciscus A. van Vught, Marijk C. van der Wende, Donald F. Westerheijden

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    Abstract

    In this chapter, we argue from a theoretical perspective that globalisation has impacted differentiation within higher education systems. The three propositions about mechanisms affecting diversity distinguished by van Vught (environmental conditions, competition for resources and academic norms) remain the same, but the initial conditions have changed. Governmental policy, in particular, affects the degree of openness of higher education systems (positively or negatively), either through (de-)regulation or by affecting higher education institutions’ strategies for internationalisation. Thus, we add as a fourth proposition that increasing institutional autonomy increases system diversity in the context of globalisation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationTheory and Method in Higher Education Research
    EditorsJeroen Juisman, Malcolm Tight
    Place of PublicationBingley, UK
    PublisherEmerald
    Pages85-101
    Number of pages17
    Volume4
    ISBN (Electronic)978-1-78769-277-0
    ISBN (Print)978-1-78769-278-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018

    Publication series

    NameTheory and method in higher education research
    PublisherEmerald
    Volume4
    ISSN (Print)2056-3752

    Keywords

    • Globalisation
    • Differentiation
    • Institutional autonomy
    • Internationalisation
    • Government policy
    • Deregulation

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