Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction Paul Axelrod 1
I Policy-Making: The Nature of the Process
1 Politics, Money, Economic Advantage, and Last, but Perhaps Not Least, University Autonomy: Assessing the Policy Drivers in British Higher Education Michael Shattock 9
2 Making Post-secondary Education Policy: Toward a Conceptual Framework Roopa Desai Trilokekar Theresa Shanahan Paul Axelrod Richard Wellen 33
3 The Role of Evidence and Expertise in Research Funding Agencies Creso M. Sá Merli Tamtik Andrew Kretz 59
II Agenda-Setting: The Role of Policy Actors
4 How Do Governments Really Make Higher Education Policy, and How Can Universities Influence the Policies Governments Make? An Experience-Based Analysis Harvey P. Weingarten 85
5 Lineation and Lobbying: Policy Networks and Higher Education Policy in Ontario Glen A. Jones 99
6 Setting Strategic Direction from the Presidential Suite: Hurdles and Successes Judith Woodsworth 117
III Policy Issues: Access, Quality, and Affordability
7 Higher Education and Student Financial Support in England: All Change or No Change? Claire Callender 139
8 Balancing Quality and Equity in Higher Education Policy Agendas? Global to Local Tensions Lesley Vidovich 167
9 Research and Reluctance in Improving Canadian Higher Education Ian D. Clark Ken Norrie 189
IV The Policy-Making Context: Global Dimensions
10 Globalization and "Policyscapes": Ruptures and Continuities in Higher Education Nelly P. Stromquist 221
11 Translating Globalization into Practice: University Networks - Toward a New Stratification of Higher Education? Bjørn Stensaker 249
12 Cross-National Education Policy Change in Quality Assurance: Convergence or Divergence? Chuo-Chun Hsieh Jeroen Huisman 269
13 Designing Higher Education Policy in the Age of Globalization: Imperfect Information and the Pursuit of the Public Good David D. Dill 295
V Public Policy and Higher Education: International Perspectives
14 Oscillations and Persistence in Chinese Higher Education Policy: A Path Dependence Analysis Qiang Zha Fengqiao Yan 317
15 The Europe of Knowledge: An Analysis of the EU's Innovation Strategy Harry de Boer Frans van Vught 339
16 Institutional Alliances: Passing Policy Fad or New Organizational Model? Maria Slowey 359
17 The Building of International Alliances: A Case Study of Canada-India Collaborations in Post-secondary Education Sheila Embleton 381
Afterword
18 Conducting Policy Analysis in Higher Education: Issues and Prospects Jane Gaskell 407
List of Acronyms 417
About the Contributors 425
Index 429