International Association of Universities

HEP 25/1, March 2012: The latest issue of Higher Education Policy (HEP) is a multi-themed issue with papers looking at higher education from South Africa, China, and Ireland.

Articles:

• Chaya Herman, University of Pretoria, South Africa looks at the PhD in South Africa, how it is viewed by programme leaders, at its purpose, and the drive for racial and gender equity as part of the transition to democracy;

• Kai Ren, Shaanxi Normal University, China examines recent policy developments in the fight against academic corruption in China; using a series of interviews to highlight the complexity of the problem, he also proposes some policy interventions which could be effective in reducing corruption;

• Peter Kwikkers, TriasNet Consultants, and Anne van Wageningen, University of Amsterdan, The Netherlands look at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and how it regulates such issues as access, capacity, quality, and labour market needs;

• Dionysios Gouvias, University of the Aegean, Greece looks at quality assurance in Greece, and to what degree the new accountability system raises issues of validity, academic freedom and evaluation of scientific knowledge;

• Amos Hofman, Beit Berl Academic College, and Doron Niederland, David Yellin Academic College, Israel, look at teacher education in Israel, presenting an analysis of the process of academization of teacher education in the country;

• Larry Elwood, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland, and Al Rainnie, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, focus on strategic planning and the transformation of Ireland’s institutes of technology from technical institutions to research and higher education providers;

• Eliana Minelli et al., Università Cattaneo, Italy, analyze the factors limiting marketisation in Italian higher education. On the provider side, university behaviour is restricted by legislation, whereas on the consumer side market impacts are limited due to cultural and environmental factors.

The next edition of HEP, 25/2, due for release in June 2012, will be a special edition looking at Transnational Higher Education in South-East Asia.

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