Higher education policy

Higher education policy refers to how higher education institutions like universities are organised, funded and operated in a society. According to Ansell (2006) there are 'three different institutional forms of higher education provision: the Anglo-Saxon, Continental and the Scandinavian education system.' Higher education policy refers to how higher education institutions like universities are organised, funded and operated in a society. According to Ansell (2006) there are 'three different institutional forms of higher education provision: the Anglo-Saxon, Continental and the Scandinavian education system.' According to Ansell (2006), 'he Anglo-Saxon education system leads to a mass, partially private and publicly inexpensive system'. The Anglo-Saxon system is sometimes described as an Anglo-American education system.