Table of Contents Foreword.............................................................................................................................................xvi Preface.................................................................................................................................................xix Acknowledgment............................................................................................................................... xxv Chapter 1 Citius,Altius,Fortius:MobilisingtheUniversityforthe“EuropeofKnowledge”............................... 1 Rómulo Pinheiro, University of Agder, Norway Chapter 2 StrategicManagementofAcademicHumanResources:AComparativeAnalysisofFlagship UniversitiesinNorway,Finland,Switzerland,andAustria.................................................................. 18 Tatiana Fumasoli, University of Oslo, Norway Chapter 3 FundsofKnowledgeandEpistemicAuthorityinHigherEducation................................................... 38 Filipa M. Ribeiro, University of Porto, Portugal Miranda Lubbers, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain Chapter 4 ANeedforNewMethodologicalCommunicationinComparativeHigherEducationResearch Projects?................................................................................................................................................ 70 Kristin Lofthus Hope, University of Bergen, Norway Chapter 5 QualityofDoctoralResearchSupervision:ContributionsofanIntegrativeandFluidFramework toEvaluateandMonitortheProcess..................................................................................................... 85 Ana Vitoria Baptista, University of Aveiro, Portugal Chapter 6 TechnologyCentres:AnExtendedInternalLabourMarketforPhDHoldersinSpain..................... 107 Susana Pablo-Hernando, IAE de Paris, France   Chapter 7 HigherEducationandGlobalization................................................................................................... 127 Neus Lorenzo, The Transformation Society, France Ray Gallon, The Transformation Society, France Chapter 8 TracingtheUseofCommunicationTechnologiesinHigherEducation............................................ 157 Fernando Ramos, University of Aveiro, Portugal Marta Pinto, University of Aveiro, Portugal Dalila Coelho, University of Aveiro, Portugal Rui Raposo, University of Aveiro, Portugal Lúcia Pombo, University of Aveiro, Portugal Luís Pedro, University of Aveiro, Portugal Pedro Almeida, University of Aveiro, Portugal João Batista, University of Aveiro, Portugal Nídia Morais, University of Aveiro, Portugal Francislê Souza, University of Aveiro, Portugal Ana Balula, University of Aveiro, Portugal Margarida Lucas, University of Aveiro, Portugal António Moreira, University of Aveiro, Portugal Chapter 9 UniversityTeachers’UseofDigitalTechnologies:TheRealitiesfromMongoliaandChile............ 175 Daariimaa Marav, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia Michelle Espinoza, Universidad Arturo Prat, Chile Chapter 10 ContributingtoanEvidenceBasefortheEnhancementoftheExperiencesandOutcomesof MatureStudentsatanIrishUniversity............................................................................................... 191 Emma Murphy, Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland Yurgos Politis, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland Maria Slowey, Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland Chapter 11 RomaSocialInclusionthroughHigherEducationPoliciesinRomania............................................ 213 Delia Bîrle, University of Oradea, Romania Daniela Crişan, Tilburg University, The Netherlands Elena Bonchiş, University of Oradea, Romania Laura Bochiş, University of Oradea, Romania Carmen Popa, University of Oradea, Romania Chapter 12 InternationalStudentPerceptionsofEthicsinaBusinessPathwayCourse....................................... 232 Donna M. Velliaris, Eynesbury Institute of Business and Technology, Australia Craig R. Willis, University of Adelaide, Australia Janine M. Pierce, University of South Australia, Australia  Chapter 13 DoesAccreditedProfessionalDevelopmentforAcademicsImproveTeachingandLearningin HigherEducation?.............................................................................................................................. 251 Claire McAvinia, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Roisin Donnelly, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Orla Hanratty, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Jen Harvey, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Chapter 14 CaseStudyofaHybridUndergraduateElementaryCertificationProgram....................................... 271 Carmen Popa, University of Oradea, Romania Simona Laurian, University of Oradea, Romania Laura Bochis, University of Oradea, Romania Carlton J. Fitzgerald, New England College, USA Delia Birle, University of Oradea, Romania Elena Bonchis, University of Oradea, Romania Chapter 15 ContemporaryChallengesandPreschoolTeachers’EducationinCroatia:TheEvaluationofthe NewStudyProgramofEarly/PreschoolCareandEducationatFacultyofTeacherEducationin Rijeka.................................................................................................................................................. 292 Sanja Tatalović Vorkapić, University of Rijeka, Croatia Lidija Vujičić, University of Rijeka, Croatia Željko Boneta, University of Rijeka, Croatia Conclusion......................................................................................................................................... 310 Compilation of References............................................................................................................... 316 About the Contributors.................................................................................................................... 354 Index................................................................................................................................................... 364 .