Changing relationships between higher education and the state

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Preface. 1. Introduction, Mary Henkel, Brunel University and Brenda Little, Open University. 2. Managing a Diverse System of Higher Education, Jussi Valimaa, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. 3. State/University Relations and How to Change Them: The Case of France and Germany, Christine Musselin, Centre de Sociologie des Organisations, Paris. 4. Higher Education and Changing Job Requirements: A Comparative View, Ulrich Teichler, University of Kassel, Germany. 5. Different Graduates, Different Labour Markets: Is There a Mismatch in Supply-Demand?, Helen Connor, University of Sussex. 6. Overeducation: Problem or Not?, Peter J Dolton and Anna Vignoles, University of Newcastle. 7. Higher Education Curricula in the UK The Push Me-Pull You Effects, Sandra Jones, Brunel University and Brenda Little, Open University. 8. State Finance of Higher Education: An Overview of Theoretical and Empirical Issues, Gareth Williams, University of London. 9. Funding and University Autonomy, John Barnes, London School of Economics and Political Science. 10. The Paradoxes of Research Assessment and Funding, Ian McNay, University of Greenwich. 11. Stategic Management in Research Funding, Maivor Sjolund, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. 12. Evaluation of Higher Education in Europe, John Brennan, Open University. 13. Academic Responses to Quality Reforms in Higher Education - England and Sweden Compared, Marianne Bauer, Gothenburg University, Sweden and Mary Henkel. 14. Academic and Administrative Interface, Maurice Kogan, Brunel University. 15. Vice-Chancellors and Executive Leadership in UK Universities: New Roles and Relationships? Peter Scott, Jean Bocock, David Smith and Catherine Bargh, University of Leeds. 16. An Institutional Perspective on Managing Change, Rob Cuthbert, University of the West of England. 17. Decoding Dearing on Diversity, David Watson, University of Brighton. 18. Concluding Remarks, Mary Henkel and Brenda Little. References. Index.