Preliminary Material / Barbara M. Kehm and Christine Musselin -- Introduction / Christine Musselin and Barbara M. Kehm -- The Initial Objectives of CHER to form a Professional Organisation of Higher Education Researchers / Ulrich Teichler -- Organisational Strategy and the Profile of CHER Members / Barbara M. Kehm and Ulrich Teichler -- CHER Annual Conferences and Changing Topics / Barbara M. Kehm -- Higher Education Research between Policy and Practice / Alberto Amaral and António Magalhães -- The European Higher Education Advanced Training Course / Don F. Westerheijden and Anna Kozinska -- Higher Education Management Programmes in Europe: From Grassroots to Sustainable Developments and Impact / Peter Maassen and Attila Pausits -- Australian-Based Research in Higher Education Studies / Simon Marginson -- Reflecting about Current Trends in Higher Education Research: A View from the Journals / Pedro Nuno Teixeira -- CHER Constitution / Barbara M. Kehm and Christine Musselin -- CHER Conferences and Publications of Results / Barbara M. Kehm and Christine Musselin -- Membership Form / Barbara M. Kehm and Christine Musselin -- Chairpersons and Secretaries of CHER / Barbara M. Kehm and Christine Musselin.

Though the book is a contribution to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER), it is not just about the history of the organisation as such. The contributions provide an account of the emergence of higher education as a field of study and research in Europe, its institutionalisation, and its relationships to higher education policy and practice. Furthermore, higher education research in Europe is contrasted to and contextualised by the example of higher education research and scholarship in Australia. The book is useful as an account about the emergence and development of higher education research as a field of study and research in Europe. It will be an interesting and insightful read for all scholars and young researchers wanting to know about higher education research but also for scholars in fields like history of science, disciplinary differentiation, institutionalisation of fields of knowledge and research.

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