Missions, Purposes, Values, and Principles across the Tertiary Education Sector

The tertiary education (“postsecondary”) sector comprises a diverse range of organizations that may or may not share common missions, purposes, and values. These differences affect governance and management in higher education institutions, so this topic will cover the different types of institutions, the comprehensive research university, and current global issues. 

You can see below how higher education institutions visually vary. 

1. Describe the various types of higher education institutions and the different purposes they serve

2. Summarize the essential characteristics of comprehensive research university that distinguish them from other types of institutions

3. Evaluate the current and potential global trends that have the greatest impact on modern research universities and the systems within which they reside