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PHD Thesi s Sampl e Abst r act Thi st hesi scover sat heor yi nspi r ed,concept ualaccounti nvol vi ngor gani zat i onal changeatt hecur r enti nt er f aceatf ur t herandhi ghereducat i on.I nt hi sspeci f i ct hesi s, t heeducat i oni nEngl andwi l lbef ocusedon,especi al l ydur i ngt heper i odof1988t o 2008.I ti sal sof ocusesoncol l egesi nf ur t hereducat i on,pr ovi di ngcour sesi nhi gher educat i onasover seenbyadi f f er enthi ghereducat i onsect or .Thest udywi l lal sol ook i nt ot hef unct i onandr ol eofboundar yor gani zat i ons,aswel last henat ur eoft he boundar yandex changeswor kwhi cht akespl acebet weent heset wosect or s.
I nt r oduct i on Thi st hesi si st heor yi nspi r ed,andaconcept uali nvest i gat i ononor gani zat i onaland i nst i t ut i onal changewhi chhast akenpl acet hr oughoutaper i odoft went yyear s, i nbot h Hi gher Educat i on ( HE) and Fur t her Educat i on ( FE) sect or si n t he f i el d of post compul sor yeducat i on.I tbr i dgest hegapi nt hef i el dofr esear ch,especi al l yt he evol vi ngr el at i onshi pbet weenbot hHEandFEsect or swhi chi twi l lbedi scussedas l acki ngasubst ant i alt heor et i cal l yi nf or medr esear chbodyi nor dert ocompl ementa pol i cybased empi r i calwor k.Thi st hesi swi l lal so synt hesi zea r angeofdi f f er ent di sci pl i nar yt r adi t i onsi nor dert ocr eat eananal yt i calandconcept ualf r amewor kf or under st andi ngcur r ent l yemer gi nghybr i df or msofFEandHEor gani zat i onalf or msand t he or gani zat i onaland i nst i t ut i onalchanges i nt he del i ver y of HR whi ch ar e nonuni ver si t ybased.
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PHD Thesi s Sampl e TheFi el dofQuest i oni ng Thef i el dofquest i oni ngi nvest i gat edi nt hi spar t i cul art hesi si nvol vest hedel i ver yof FEHEatt hei nt er f aceoft heEngl i shsect or sconsi der edt hr oughoutaper i odof t went yyear s( Lamber t ,2004) .Theboundar ywor kper f or medatt hei nt er f aceandt he f unct i onandr ol eofdi f f er entboundar yor gani zat i onswhi chmedi at eex changes t hr oughoutt heFEHEi nt er f aceandi scont ext ual i zedasapar tofamuchwi der syst em. Thi st hesi sal soexpl or est heeverchangi ngr ol esandf unct i onsi nvol vedi nFEHE educat i ont heor et i cal l y ,chr onol ogi cal l yandconcept ual l y .Thi st wodecadeper i odwas onet hatwi t nessedr api dor gani zat i onalandi nst i t ut i onalchange.Thepur poseoft he t hesi si st oanal yzet hesechangesandt r ansi t i onsasamai naspecti nvol vedi na wi derpol i t i caleconomywhi chsi t uat esFEHEeducat i oni nawi deranal yt i caland concept ualf r amewor k.Thi sf r amewor kwi l lt henbeusedi ndevel opi ngamodel , cont ext ual i zi ngt heex changeswhi chhappensacr osst hei nt er f ace,aswel last he r epr oduct i onofsoci al ,economi c,symbol i candcul t ur alcapi t alcr ossi ngt hei nt er f ace ( Chen,2002) .
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PHD Thesi s Sampl e Thest udyi sonl yl i mi t edt oFEHEEngl i sheducat i on.I ti sal soboundedbyl ocat i on, t i meandsect or .St i l l ,t hi spr ovi si onneedst obepr oper l yunder st oodconsi der i nga wi dermacr opr ocesswhi chi ncl udest hemassi f i cat i onandmar ket i zat i onofHEwhi ch accel er at edf r om t hemi d1980sandf or war d.Associ at edwi t ht heseshi f t swasan emphasi sr egar di ng t he i nt r oduct i on of pr i vat e sect or pr act i ces, compet i t i ve mechani smsandmanagementt echni quesi nt ot hepubl i csect or .FEHE educat i on woul dnotbeexpect edt obei mmunef r om t heset r ends. eoft heThesi s TheSt r uct ur Thi st hesi si sst r uct ur edi nt ot hr eedi f f er entpar t s.Thef i r stpar tof f er st hecont ext i nvol vi ngt heunder st andi ngt hedevel opment si nFEHEeducat i on,r evi ewi ngr el evant l i t er at ur eandof f er i ngar at i onal ef ort headopt edr esear chappr oach.Thesecondpar t devel opsananal yt i calf r amewor kwhi chi susedi nconcept ual i zi ngFEHEeducat i on, const i t ut i ng t he pr i mar yr esear ch body . The l ast par tl ooks i nt ot he pol i cy devel opment si nvol ved,andexami nest hei mpor t anceoft heor yi ni l l ust r at i ngpol i cy ( Mar t i nez,2010) . Ref er ences Chen,G.( 2002) .Cr eat i ngMar ket s.Rest r ai nt sandOppor t uni t i esonWal lSt r eet .Fl or i da:ABCUni ver si t yPr ess. Lamber t ,P .( 2004) .Towar dsFEHEPar t ner shi psandQual i t y .Educat i onMont hl yJour nal ,23( 2) ,2334. Mar t i nez,F .( 2010) .Thei deabehi ndFur t herEducat i onandHi gherEducat i on.NewYor k:OpenUni ver si t yPr ess.