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The book presents the most comprehensive and most thorough study of the developments in South African higher education and research after the first democratic elections of 1994, that is of post-Apartheid South African higher education.

The benefits to the reader are that he/she will get a detailed insight into the new (i.e. post-1994) South African higher education system. The large number of experienced authors and editors involved in the book guarantees that the reader will be introduced in the new SA higher education system from a large number of perspectives that are presented in a consistent and coherent way.

Transformation in Higher Education: Global Pressures and Local Realities

Preface. Acknowledgements. Acronyms. Introduction.
Section 1 The Higher Education Transformation Context: Global Reform Trends in Higher Education. The Higher Education Landscape Under Apartheid. Policy Expectations.-
Section 2 The South African Higher Education Experience.
Part 1 Funding and Students: Introduction. Funding. Students. Conclusion.-
Part 2 Staff and Leadership: Introduction. Staff. Leadership. Conclusion.-
Part 3 Curriculum and Research: Introduction. Curriculum. Research. Conclusion.-
Part 4 The New Terrain: Introduction. Private Higher Education. The Emergent Landscape. Conclusion.-
Section 3 The Dynamics of Change: Introduction. New South African Realities. Modes of Governance and the Limits of Policy.-
Appendices: Commisioned Papers/Case Studies. Reflections. Reference Group. Profiles of Public Institutions in the SA Higher Education System.- Index.