ABSTRACT

Specially commissioned contributions edited by some of the most respected academics currently working in the field of higher education, drawing the situation as it is now and looking forward to the developments of the coming years. It asks questions such as will 'Dearing' prove to be little more than a stop-gap? What will be the balance of power between education institutions, the state and the private sector? What are the realities behind 'lifelong learning', and what form will it take if it steps out of the realms of theory?

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|24 pages

A Connecticut Yankee?

part |2 pages

Part I Systems, Institutions and Students

chapter 3|12 pages

The Distributed University

chapter 4|20 pages

Plato.com

chapter 5|16 pages

Students as Consumers

chapter 6|18 pages

The Globalization of Higher Education

chapter 7|16 pages

Reconfiguring the University

part |2 pages

Part II Future Knowledge