英国高等教育投资趋势:高等教育政策和大学战略变革

Trends in Higher Education Investment:Implications for Higher Education Policy and University Strategy-A UK Perspective

文章介绍了英国高等教育财政拨款多元化和政府影响力不断削弱的变革趋势，继而从理论和实践两个层面探索了这一变革的原因。从实践层面看，全球竞争的压力和高等教育规模的扩大使高等教育财政面临挑战和困境;从理论层面看，根据三角螺旋模型，在满足更广泛的经济和社会需求的背景下，对高等教育的目的和价值应有新的理解。文章接下来从国际比较的观点阐述了2008年金融危机对英国高等教育投资的影响，在此基础上讨论了英国政府和大学的对策及未来的战略重点策略。

By way of introduction the paper outlines the reform of UK higher education finance and investment in the wake of the Dearing Review(1997)，the Lambert Report(2003) and the Government White Paper(2003)，characterised by a shift towards an income stream which is more diverse and less reliant on government.The second section explores the underlying rationale for this shift，both in pragmatic and ideological terms.Pragmatism is explained in the context of the financial challenges and contradictions facing a massive expansion of the higher education sector in response to the pressures of global competition.The ideological shift，rationalized in the Triple Helix Model，is discussed in terms of new fundamental questions raised about the very purpose and value of higher education，particularly in meeting the needs of the economy and wider society.The third section focuses on the current debate about the impact of the financial crisis of 2008 on higher education investment in the UK，drawing critical insight from an international and comparative perspective.The fourth section considers the implications and future strategic priorities for both Government and UK universities.This is followed by a conclusion.