Brennan, John

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  • Brennan, John, Cochrane, A.C., Lebeau, Y., Williams, R.K., Bennion, A. (2016). The university in its place: social and cultural perspectives on the regional role of universities. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.
  • Brennan, John (2013). Higher education differentiation and the myth of meritocracy: the case of the UK. In Zgaga, Pavel, Teichler, Ulrich, Brennan, John (Eds.), The Globalisation Challenge for European Higher Education (pp. 185-200). Verlag Peter Lang.
  • Brennan, John, Branco Sousa, Sofia (2013). UK research excellence framework and the transformation of research production. In Musselin, C., Teixeira, P. (Eds.), Reforming Higher Education (pp. 65-82). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.
  • Zgaga, Pavel, Teichler, Ulrich, Brennan, John (Eds.) (2013). The globalisation challenge for European higher education: convergence and diversity, centres and peripheries. Verlag Peter Lang.
  • Brennan, John (2012). Is there a future for higher education institutions in the knowledge society? European Review, 20(02), 195-202. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1062798711000421
  • Brennan, John (2012). Talking about quality: the changing uses and impact of quality assurance. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
  • Andreu, Elias, Brennan, John (2012-04-26 - 2012-04-27) The implications of the Bologna process for social equity [Paper]. Future of higher Education – Bologna Process Researchers’ Conference, Bucharest, Romania, ROM.
  • Brennan, John, Patel, Kavita (2011). Excellence’ and the student experience of higher education: what it is and wow to find it. In Rostan, Michele, Vaira, Massimiliano (Eds.), Questioning Excellence in Higher Education: Policies, Experiences and Challenges in National and Comparative Perspective (pp. 37-56). Sense publishers.
  • Brennan, John, Patel, Kavita (2011). Up market or down market: shopping for higher education in the UK. In Teixeira, Pedro N., Dill, David D. (Eds.), Public Vices, Private Virtues?: Assessing the Effects of Marketization in Higher Education (pp. 315-326). Sense publishers.
  • Hey, Valerie, Dunne, Mairead, Aynsley, Sarah, Kimura, Maki, Bennion, Alice, Brennan, John, Patel, Jiten (2011). Applied research into the experiences of black and minority ethnic staff in higher education. Equality Challenge Unit.
  • Brennan, John, Singh, Mala (2011). Playing the quality game - whose quality and whose higher education? In Rhoten, Diana, Calhoun, Craig (Eds.), Knowledge Matters: the Public Mission of the Research University (pp. 393-422). Columbia University Press.
  • Brennan, John (2011). The university in its place. In Growing the Future: Universities Leading, Changing and Creating the Regional Economy (pp. 22-24). University Alliance.
  • Brennan, John (2010). Final thoughts on his ‘conceptual system’ - a legacy for the next 30 years. In Burrage, Michael (Ed.), Twentieth-Century Higher Education: Elite to Mass to Universal (pp. p. 554). Johns Hopkins University. Press.
  • Brennan, John (2010). Higher education. In Fitzpatrick, Tony, Kwon, Huck-ju, Manning, Nick, Midgley, James, Pascall, Gillian (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Social Policy . Routledge.
  • Brennan, John, Edmunds, Robert, Houston, Muir, Jary, David, Lebeau, Yann, Osborne, Michael, Richardson, John T.E. (2010). Improving what is learned at university: an exploration of the social and organisational diversity of university education. Routledge.
  • Brennan, John (2010). Burton Clark’s the higher education system: academic organization in cross‐national perspective. London Review of Education, 8(3), 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/14748460.2010.515122
  • Brennan, John (2010). Employability of university graduates and graduate outcomes. In Peterson, Penelope, Baker, Eva, McGaw, Barry (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education (pp. 354-359). Elsevier (Firm).
  • Brennan, John, Patel, Kavita, Tang, Winnie (2009). Diversity in the student learning experience and time devoted to study: a comparative analysis of the UK and European evidence. Higher Education Funding Council for England.
  • Brennan, John, Naidoo, Rajani, Patel, Kavita (2009). Quality, equity and the social dimension: the shift from the national to the European level. In Kehm, Barbara M., Huisman, J., Stensaker, B. (Eds.), The European Higher Education Area: Perspectives on a Moving Target (pp. 141-162). Sense publishers.
  • Brennan, John (2008). Higher education and social change. Higher Education, 56(3), 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-008-9126-4
  • Brennan, John, Naidoo, Rajani (2008). Higher education and the achievement (and/or prevention) of equity and social justice. Higher Education, 56(3), 287-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-008-9127-3
  • Brennan, John, Williams, Ruth (2008). Higher education outside the universities: UK case. In Taylor, James S., Brites Ferreira, Jose, de Lourdes Machado, Maria, Santiago, Rui (Eds.), Non-University Higher Education in Europe (pp. 231-244). Springer Netherlands.
  • Brennan, John, Osborne, Mike (2008). Higher education’s many diversities: of students, institutions and experiences; and outcomes? Research Papers in Education, 23(2), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671520802048711
  • Brennan, John (2008). It’s not always what you know - why graduates get jobs. In Kehm, Barbara M. (Ed.), Hochschule Im Wandel: Die Universität Als Forschungsgegenstand . Campus Verlag.
  • Brennan, John, Thorpe, Mary (2008). Public value in adult learning. Ad-Lib: Journal for Continuing Liberal Adult Education, 35, 22-25.
  • Brennan, John, Patel, Kavita (2008). Student identities in mass higher education: identity and the academic profession. In Amaral, Alberto, Bleiklie, Ivar, Musselin, Christine (Eds.), From Governance to Identity : a Festschrift for Mary Henkel (pp. 19-30). Springer Netherlands.
  • Brennan, John, Teichler, Ulrich (2008). The future of higher education and of higher education research. Higher Education, 56(3), 259-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-008-9124-6
  • Brennan, John (2008). The multiple functions of evaluation and quality assessment. In Cavalli, Alessandro (Ed.), Quality Assessment for Higher Education in Europe (pp. 17-25). Portland Press Ltd.
  • Brennan, John, Naidoo, Rajani (2007). Higher education and the achievement (or prevention) of equity and social justice. In Higher Education Looking Forward: Relations Between Higher Education and Society (pp. 25-35). European Science Foundation.
  • Brennan, John, Naidoo, Rajani (2007). Managing contradictory functions: the role of universities in societies undergoing radical social transformation. In Neave, G. (Ed.), Knowledge, Power and Dissent: Critical Perspectives on Higher Education and Research in Knowledge Society . UNESCO Publishing.
  • Brennan, John (2007). Equity, quality and employability - lessons from the United Kingdom. In Looking Back to Look Forward. Analyses of Higher Education After the Turn of the Millennium. (pp. 31-42). International Centre for Higher Education Research.
  • Brennan, John (2007). On researching ourselves: the difficult case of autonomy in researching higher education. In Kayrooz, Carole, Åkerlind, Gerlese S., Tight, Malcolm (Eds.), Autonomy in Social Science Research (pp. 167-181). Emerald.
  • Brennan, John, Locke, William, Naidoo, Rajani (2007). United Kingdom: an increasingly stratified profession. In Locke, William, Teichler, Ulrich (Eds.), The Changing Conditions for Academic Work and Career in Selected Countries (pp. 163-176). International Centre for Higher Education Research.
  • Brennan, John (2007). The academic profession and increasing expectations of relevance. In Kogan, Maurice, Teichler, Ulrich (Eds.), Key Challenges to the Academic Profession (pp. 19-28). International Centre for Higher Education Research.
  • Brennan, John (2007). The rise of the evaluative society and the legitimisation of 'difference' in UK higher education. In Towards a Cartography of Higher Education Policy Change (pp. 105-111). Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS).
  • Brennan, John, Gourley, Brenda M. (2006). Strategic alliances between universities and their communities. In Weber, Luc E., Duderstadt, James J. (Eds.), Universities and Business: Partnering for the Knowledge Society (pp. 39-62). Economica.
  • Brennan, John (2005). Graduate employment surveys in the UK. In Cammelli, A. (Ed.), La Transizione Dall'universita Al Lavoro in europa e in Italia . Società Editrice il Mulino.
  • Williams, Ruth, Brennan, John, Woodley, Alan (2005). Alumni studies in the United Kingdom. In Weerts, David J., Vidal, Javier (Eds.), Enhancing Alumni Research: European and American Perspectives (pp. 83-94). Jossey-Bass.
  • Brennan, John (2005). Managing quality and the globalization of higher education. Research on Academic Degrees and University Evaluation, 3,
  • Brennan, John (2005). Reform and transformation following regime change. In Bleiklie, I., Henkel, M. (Eds.), Governing Knowledge: a Study of Continuity and Change in Higher Education (pp. 49-64). Springer Netherlands.
  • Brennan, John, Williams, R. (2004). Accreditation and related regulatory matters in the United Kingdom. In Schwarz, Stefanie, Westerheijden, Don F. (Eds.), Accreditation and Evaluation in the European Higher Education Area (pp. 465-490). Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Brennan, John (2004). Graduate employment: issues for debate and enquiry. International Higher Education, 34, 12-14.
  • Brennan, John, Shah, Tarla (2003). Access to what? educational opportunity and employment prospects. In Slowey, Maria, Watson, David (Eds.), Higher Education and the Lifecourse (pp. 106-124). Open University.
  • Brennan, John (2003). Graduate employment: issues for debate and inquiry. International Higher Education, 34, 12-14.
  • Brennan, John (2002). Transformation or reproduction? contradictions in the social role of the contemporary university. In Enders, Jurgen, Fulton, Oliver (Eds.), Higher Education in a Globalizing World - International Trends and Mutual Observations (pp. 73-86). Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Brennan, John (2001). Higher education research in the UK: a short overview and a case study. In Schwarz, Stefanie, Teichler, Ulrich (Eds.), The Institutional Basis of Higher Education Research. Experiences and Perspectives . Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Brennan, John (2001). Quality management, power and values in European higher education. In Smart, John C. (Ed.), Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research (pp. 119-145). Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.
  • Woodley, Alan, Brennan, John (2000). Higher education and graduate employment in the United Kingdom. European Journal of Education, 35(2), 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-3435.00022
  • Brennan, John, Mills, Jonathan, Shah, Tarla, Woodley, Alan (2000). Lifelong learning for employment and equality the role of part-time degrees. Higher Education Quarterly, 54(4), 411-418. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2273.00168
  • Brennan, John, Shah, Tarla (2000). Managing quality in higher education: an international perspective on institutional assessment and change. Open University.
  • Brennan, John, Shah, Tarla (2000). Quality assessment and institutional change: experiences from 14 countries. Higher Education, 40(3), 331-349. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004159425182
  • Brennan, John, Shah, Tarla (2000). Territorial disputes: the impact of quality assurance on relationships between academic and institutional values. In McNay, I. (Ed.), Higher Education and Its Communities (pp. 85-94). Society for Research into Higher Education.
  • Brennan, John (1999). What kind of university. In Brennan, John, Fedrowitz, J., Huber, M., Shah, Tarla (Eds.), What kind of university? International perspectives on knowledge, participation and governance . Open University.
  • Brennan, John, Fedrowitz, J., Huber, M., Shah, Tarla (Eds.) (1999). What kind of university? International perspectives on knowledge, participation and governance. Open University.
  • Brennan, John (1997). Authority, legitimacy and change: the rise of quality assessment in higher education. Higher Education Management, 9(1), 7-29.
  • Brennan, John, Shah, Tarla (1997). Quality assessment, decision-making and institutional change. Tertiary Education and Management, 3(2), 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1080/13583883.1997.9966918
  • Brennan, John, de Vries, Peter, Williams, Ruth (Eds.) (1997). Standards and quality in higher education. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Brennan, John, Little, Brenda (1997). Steering higher education towards the workplace. Higher Education in Europe, 22(4), 531-537. https://doi.org/10.1080/0379772970220410
  • Brennan, John, Williams, Ruth, Harris, Robert, McNamara, David (1997). An institutional approach to quality audit. Studies in Higher Education, 22(2), 173-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079712331381024
  • Brennan, John, Kogan, Maurice, Teichler, Ulrich (Eds.) (1996). Higher education and work. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Brennan, John, Lyon, S., Schomburg, H., Teichler, Ulrich (1994). The experiences and views of graduates: messages from recent surveys. Higher Education Management, 6(3), 275-304.
  • Westerheijden, Don F., Brennan, John, Maassen, Peter A.M. (Eds.) (1994). Changing contexts of quality assessment: recent trends in Western European higher education. Uitgeverij Lemma.
  • Brennan, John, Goedegebuure, Leo C.J., Shah, Tarla, Westerheijden, Don F., Weusthof, Peter J.M. (1993). Comparing quality in Europe. Higher Education in Europe, 18(2), 129-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/0379772930180210
  • Kogan, Maurice, Brennan, John (1993). Higher education and the world of work. Higher Education in Europe, 18(2), 2-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/0379772930180202
  • Brennan, John, Murray, K., McGeevor, P. A., Lyon, E. S. (1993). Students, courses, and jobs: the relationship between higher education and the labour market. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Boys, Chris J., Brennan, John, Henkel, Mary, Kirkland, John, Kogan, Maurice, Youll, Penny (1989). Higher Education and the preparation for work. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Brennan, John, McGeevor, Philip (1988). Graduates at work: degree courses and the labour market. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Silver, Harold, Brennan, John (1988). A liberal vocationalism. Methuen & Co..
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  • Brennan, John, Durazzi, Niccolo, Séné, Tanguy (2013). Things we know and don't know about the wider benefits of higher education: a review of the recent literature. (BIS Research Paper URN BIS/13/1244). Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.