The central focus of this monograph is the concept of higher education reform in the light of an international and global comparative perspective. This volume takes a close look at these changes, the drivers of change, their effects and possible future scenarios.

Contents: Pavel Zgaga/Ulrich Teichler/Hans G. Schuetze/Andrä Wolter: Reforming Higher Education for a Changing World – Ulrich Teichler: The Future of Higher Education: A View Reflecting the State and the Tasks of Higher Education Research – Peter Scott: Mass to Market Higher Education Systems: New Transitions or False Dawn? – Pavel Zgaga: How to Gain Global Connectivity While Retaining Respect for Local Variations? A Reflection on Higher Education Reforms in South-east Europe – Hans G. Schuetze: Introductory Note – Marek Kwiek: Reforming European Universities: The Welfare State as a Missing Context – Shinichi Yamamoto: Higher Education Reform: Why Did It Start and Has It Ended? An Analysis of the Japanese Case – W. James Jacob/John N. Hawkins: Trends in Chinese Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges – Andrä Wolter: Massification and Diversity: Has the Expansion of Higher Education Led to a Changing Composition of the Student Body? European and German Evidence – Rolf von Lüde: Academic Freedom under Pressure: From Collegial Governance to New Managerialism – Rosalind M. O. Pritchard: Academic Values and English Higher Education – William Bruneau: Five Defences of Academic Freedom in North American Higher Education – Germán Álvarez-Mendiola/Mitzi Danae Morales Montes: Trends in Private Higher Education in Mexico – Wietse de Vriesand/Germán Álvarez-Mendiola: Can Reform Policies be Reformed? An Analysis of the Evaluation of Academics in Mexico – Hans G. Schuetze: Private Higher Education in Canada and the United States: Development, Reform, and Likely Futures – Ulrich Teichler: After Decades of Declamation: Higher Education on the Move towards Lifelong Learning? – Anna Spexard: Higher Education and Lifelong Learning in the 21st Century: Policies and the Current State of Realization in Europe – Maria Slowey: Intergenerational Equality and Higher Education: Towards an Age-Friendly Higher Education? – Andrä Wolter: Opening up Higher Education for New Target Groups in Germany: A Case Study for the Development of University Lifelong Learning – Maureen W. McClure: MOOCs: Hype or Hope? Conflicting Narratives in Higher Education Policy.