Higher Education in Germany Recent Developments in an International Perspective

First academic monograph on recent developments of the German higher education system

Responds to a renewed international interest in the German higher education system

Offers up-to-date theoretical and empirical analyses to be used by both German and international scholars

Describes general theoretical concepts in higher education and social science research systematically and can serve as a useful blueprint for the analysis of other national systems

First academic monograph on recent developments in the German higher education system Responds to a renewed international interest in the German higher education system Offers up-to-date theoretical and empirical analyses to be used by both German and international scholars Describes general theoretical concepts in higher education and social science research systematically and can serve for the analysis of other national systems

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The German higher education system some key facts.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Recent reforms in the German higher education system.- 2.1 General societal developments as a fundamental trigger for reforms.- 2.2 Higher education reforms in Germany since the mid-1990s.- 3 Quantitative-structural configuration and developments.- 3.1 Quantitative developments.- 3.2 Trends in differentiation within the German higher education system.- 3.3 Trends in the funding of the German higher education system.- 4 Governance structures and their developments.- 4.1 Governance mechanisms and their properties.- 4.2 Typologies of governance regimes at higher education institutions.- 4.3 Current results of governance research.- 5 German higher education institutions as organizations.- 5.1 General organization theory.- 5.2 Specific organization theories relating to higher education institutions.- 6 Research on actors and groups of actors at higher education institutions.- 6.1 Students: From university entrance to graduation.- 6.2 Academics: From graduate to professor.- 6.3 Administrative staff.- Equality of opportunity in the German higher education system.- 7.1Gender.- 7.2 Social background.-8 Summarizing reflectionsStability and change in German higher education. <p