Private Higher Education in Post-Communist Europe: In Search of Legitimacy

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Introduction Private Higher Education in Post-Communist Europe: In Search of Legitimacy....Pages 1-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
The Long Quest for Legitimacy: An Extended Gaze from Europe’s Western Parts....Pages 27-53
Legitimating the Difference: Private Higher Education Institutions in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 55-73
Legitimacy Sources and Private Growth in the Post-Communist Context....Pages 75-93
Gaining Legitimacy: A Continuum on the Attainment of Recognition....Pages 95-118
The European Integration of Higher Education and the Role of Private Higher Education....Pages 119-131
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Legitimacy Discourse and Mission Statements of Private Higher Education Institutions in Romania....Pages 135-155
Between the State and the Market: Sources of Sponsorship and Legitimacy in Russian Nonstate Higher Education....Pages 157-178
Legitimation of Nonpublic Higher Education in Poland....Pages 179-199
Institutional Efforts for Legislative Recognition and Market Acceptance: Romanian Private Higher Education....Pages 201-222
Public Perceptions of Private Universities and Colleges in Bulgaria....Pages 223-238
State Power in Legitimating and Regulating Private Higher Education: The Case of Ukraine....Pages 239-256
Sources of Legitimacy in U.S. For-Profit Higher Education....Pages 257-276
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
Legitimacy and Privateness: Central and Eastern European Private Higher Education in Global Context....Pages 279-297
Reflections on Private Higher Education Tendencies in Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 299-315
Back Matter....Pages 317-327