Unit 1 General introduction: History/ Philosophy of higher education
Clark, Burton: The higher education system:academic organization in cross-national perspectives, 1983. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 315 pp.
Trow, Martin: Reflections on the transition from mass to universal higher education, 1970. Daedalus vol 99. Winter 1970: The Embattled University.
Castells, Manuel: Universities as dynamic systems of contradictory functions, 2001. In: Muller, J., Cloete, N. and Badat, S. (eds.) Challenges of Globalisation. South African debates with Manuel Castells. Maskew Miller Longman, Cape Town. pp 206-224.
Wittrock, Bjõrn: The Modern University: Its three transformations, 1993. In: Sheldon, Rothblatt & Wittrock (eds.) The European and American University since 1800, Cambridge. pp 303-362.
Calhoun, Craig: The Specificity of American Higher Education, 2000. In: Kalleberg, R. et al (eds.) Comparative Perspectives on Universities. Jai Press, Stamford, Connecticut.. pp. 47-83.
Mora, J. & Vila, L.: The Economics of Higher Education, 2003. In: Begg, R (ed.) The Dialogue between Higher Education Research and Practice. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp 121-134.
Unit 2 Changes in higher education's primary processes
Henkel, Mary: Evaluation in Higher Education: conceptual and epistemological foundations., 1998. European Journal of Education, Vol. 33. pp. 285-299.
Becher, Tony: The Significance of Disciplinary Differences, 1994. Studies in Higher Education, Vol 19, no 2. pp. 151-161.
Stark, Joan S.: Classifying Professional Preparation Programs, 1998. The Journal of Higher Education, Vol 69, No 4. pp. 353-383.
Larsen, Ingvild M.: University Research Policy in Norway - Walking the tightrope between internal and external interests., 2000. European Journal of Education, Vol 35. pp. 385-403.
Triggwell, Keith: Increasing Faculty Understanding of Teaching, 1995. In: Wright, W. A. (ed.) Teaching Improvement Practices. Anker Publishing Company, Bolton, MA. pp. 76-100.
Davis, John L.: The Shift from Teaching to Learning: Issues of staffing policy arising for universities in the twenty-first century, 1998. Higher Education in Europe, Vol. XXIII, No 3. pp. 307-316.
Vught, Frans van: The Humboldtian University under Pressure: new forms of quality review in Wstern European higher education, 1996. In: Maassen, P. and Vught, F. v (eds) Inside Academia. New Challenges for the Academic Profession. De Tijdstroom, Utrecht. pp. 185-227.
Ensor, Paula: Curriculum, 2002. In: Cloete, N. et al (eds.) The Transformation of Higher Education. Global pressures and local responses in South Africa. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. pp. 270-295.
Unit 3 The conditions under which higher education operates
Gornitzka, Åse: Governmental Policies and Organisational Change in Higher Education, 1999. Higher Education, Vol. 38. pp. 5-31.
Gumport, Patricia: Academic Restructuring: Organizational change and institutional imperatives, 2000. Higher Education, Vol. 39. pp. 43-66.
Jongbloed, Ben: The Funding of Higher Education in Developing Countries, 2000. In: Jonbloed, B. & Teekens, H. (eds.) The Financing of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. pp. 13-43.
Maassen, P. & Cloete, N.: Global Reform Trends in Higher Education, 2002. In: Cloete, N. et al (eds.) The Transformation of Higher Education. Global pressures and local responses in South Africa. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. pp. 13-58.
Scott, Peter: Massification, Internationalization and Globalization, 1998. In: Scott, P. (ed.) The Globalization of Higher Education. SRHE & Open University Press, Buckingham. pp. 108-130.
Gornitzka, Åse & Maassen, Peter: Hybrid Steering Approaches with respect to European Higher Education, 2000. Higher Education Policy, Vol. 13. pp. 267-285.
Cerych, Ladislav: Sorbonne, Bologna, Prague: Where do we go from here?, 2002. In Enders, J. & Fulton, O. (eds.) Higher Education in a Globalising World. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht . pp. 121-126.
de Boer, H. & Goedegebuure, L.: New Rules of the Game? Reflections on Governance, Management and System Change, 2003. In: File, J. & Goedegebuure, L. (eds.) Real-Time Systems. CHEPS/ VUTIUM. pp. 207-234.
Meek, V. L.: Introduction, 2003. In: Amaral, A. et al (eds.) The Higher Education Managerial Revolution? Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. pp. 1-30.
Barrow, C. W. et al: Chapter 1 Globalisation, Trade Liberalisation, and Higher Education in North America, 2003. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 1-22.