Higher Education in Germany—Recent Developments in an International Perspective

“The book—based on the authors’ 2016 book in German—is an appealing reading for an international audience interested in HE systems’ developments and in further understanding the particularities of HE in Germany.” (Andrea Detmer, Higher Education, Vol. 79, 2020)

• 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 reflections—Stability and change in German higher education.