One explanation for a low level of engagement with employability might be that, in the
absence of a common definition of employability, higher education teachers interpret it as an …

The dramatic growth in student numbersassociated with the shift from elite to masssystems
across virtually all developedcountries is central to current transformationsin terms of …

An exploration of the world of higher education and higher learning, and its relationship to
the corporate world and the global learning society. Peter Jarvis synthesizes developments …

Is access to higher education really open to all? How does the experience of higher
education vary between social groups? Are graduate jobs harder to find for some than for …

In the latter decades of the 20t century we have seen a major expansion of the higher
education (HE) system in Europe. From a small elite sector where some 5% of school …

Educational practices and techniques are seemingly endless due to classroom integration
and use of distance learning programs and technologies. With the eyes of academic …

Responding to the emerging needs of lifelong learners arguably represents one of the most
fundamental challenges facing higher education systems of the countries of the developing …

This paper returns to the logic of industrialisation thesis of the 1960s and asks whether
higher education can respond to the new infrastructures of global society. Its thesis is that …

This book debunks prevailing modern management theories and fashions as applied to
higher education. At the same time it provides practical guidance for a clear and easily …

The global expansion of participation rates in higher education continues more or less
unabated. However, while the concept of lifelong learning has figured prominently in …