The Development of Higher Education Research in Europe: 25 Years of CHER -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE INITIAL OBJECTIVES OF CHER TO FORM A PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCHERS -- THE INITIAL OBJECTIVES OF CHER: THE INVITATION TO THE INAUGURAL CONFERENCE -- CONSOLIDATING THE QUALITATIVE FUNDAMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH -- COOPERATION ACROSS THEMATIC AND DISCIPLINARY AREAS OF HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH -- AN INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE THRUST -- THE PRIOR SCENE OF HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH -- THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING AND MEMBERSHIP ENVISAGED -- ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCES -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3. ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY AND THE PROFILE OF CHER MEMBERS -- ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY -- PROFILE OF CHER MEMBERS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4. CHER ANNUAL CONFERENCES AND CHANGING TOPICS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE FIRST TEN YEARS -- THE SECOND DECADE -- THE RECENT YEARS -- CHANGING FORMATS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5. HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH BETWEEN POLICY AND PRACTICE -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH -- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND EUROPE -- THE BASIS OF RESEARCH ON HIGHER EDUCATION -- HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND POLICY -- HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE -- THE ROLE OF RELEVANCE -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 6. THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION ADVANCED TRAINING COURSE: Rise and Fall of CHER's Collective Establishment of a Higher Education Studies Field -- INTRODUCTION: HOW DID CHER RESPOND TO THE SITUATION AROUND 1990? -- WHAT WAS THE EHEATC? -- Modules and Locations -- What happened with the participants afterwards? -- THE AFTERMATH -- REFERENCES -- 7. HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES IN EUROPE: FROM GRASSROOTS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPACT -- INTRODUCTION -- "MAPPING THE FIELD": A EUROPEAN INITIATIVE.

Needs assessment: Main findings and challenges -- Priorities and urgency -- PROVISION ASSESSMENT -- Providers' profiles -- Characterisation of relevant degree programmes -- ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION -- THE EUROPEAN NETWORK OF DEGREE PROGRAMME PROVIDERS -- OUTLOOK: MAPPING THE FIELD -- REFERENCES -- 8. AUSTRALIAN-BASED RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDIES -- INTRODUCTION: AUSTRALIA -- THE FIELD OF RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION STUDIES -- Informal research in national education organizations -- Government -- Academic development units in universities -- The Centre for the Study of Higher Education and others -- AUSTRALIA SCHOLARSHIP IN THE FIELD: TWO JOURNALS -- Balance of themes -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 9. REFLECTING ABOUT CURRENT TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH: A VIEW FROM THE JOURNALS -- INTRODUCTION -- JOURNALS IN HIGHER EDUCATION -- MAIN TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH -- A brief characterization of authors -- A brief characterization of themes -- CONCLUDING REMARKS: CURRENT RESEARCH TRENDS AND THEIR RELEVANCE FOR THE FUTURE OF CHER -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 1 CHER CONSTITUTION -- Name and Seat -- Object -- Participants -- End of participation -- Capital -- Appointment of board of governors -- End of board membership -- Board functions and decision-making -- Board task and representation -- Annual report and accountability -- Rules -- Amendment of the articles of association -- Dissolution -- Final article -- APPENDIX 2 CHER CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS OF RESULTS -- APPENDIX 3 MEMBERSHIP FORM -- Admission Form 2013 Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER) -- CHER Directory 2013 -- APPENDIX 4 CHAIRPERSONS AND SECRETARIES OF CHER.