Process and Structure in Higher Education

During the 1980s, the whole higher education scene in Britain shifted dramatically. Originally published in 1980 and here reissuing the second edition of 1992, Process and Structure in Higher Education presents a synoptic model of how the system as a whole now functions, and how its various components are interconnected. Drawing on detailed interview data from leading figures in British higher education, on their own inside knowledge and research, and on an extensive review of the relevant research literature, the authors explore the characteristic values and practices of the four main levels in the system—the central authorities, the institution, the basic unit and individual—and analyse the pattern of…