1st Edition

Engaging and Changing Higher Education Through Brokerage

By Norman Jackson Copyright 2003
268 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2003. During the 1990s, UK higher education was transformed through the full panopoly of levers available to government - legislation, funding to encourage expansion and change, regulation and a national review. As we enter the 21st century, new organizational agents acting as brokers are emerging as important facilitators of systemic change. The central argument... Read more
I: The Idea of Brokerage; 1: Introduction to Brokering in Higher Education; 2: The Complexity and Messiness of Change; 3: The Art of Brokering; 4: Evaluating the Brokers; II: Organizational Case Studies; 5: Higher Education Quality Council Quality Enhancement Group: Brokering Enquiry, Policy and Action; 6: Quality Assurance Agency for HE: Creating Policy through Brokerage; 7: Learning and Teaching Support Network: Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Brokerage; 8: University for Industry: Brokering New Opportunities for Work-based Learning; 9: eUniversity: Brokering New Opportunities for On-line Learning; III: International Perspective; 10: International Perspectives on Brokerage in Higher Education

Biography

Norman Jackson