The Dynamics of Change in Higher Education : Expansion and Contraction in an Organisational Field

Preface. Introduction. 1. The transformation of the college sector. 2. Explaining change in the college sector. Phase 1: Fragmented expansion. 3. Differentiation and diversification. 4. Geographical and institutional decentralisation. Phase 2: Horizontal integration. 5. Field contraction. 6. Regionalisation. Phase 3: Vertical integration. 7. Academisation. 8. Field coupling. Conclusion. 9. The dynamics of change. References. Index.