Kogan, Maurice 1930-2007

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See index for CA sketch: Born April 10, 1930, in London, England; died of cancer, January 6, 2007. Educator, political scientist, and author. Kogan, a former professor at Brunel University, was an expert on government and social administration best known for his studies on higher education. An alumnus of Christ's College, Cambridge, he earned a B.A. there in 1953 and an M.A. in 1956. After his bachelor's degree, he had already found a job with Britain's Ministry of Education. Here he served in several capacities and eventually became assistant secretary in the Department of Educations and Science. Brunel University hired him in 1967 as director of hospital reorganization. He was named professor of government and social administration in 1969, remaining in that position until his 1995 retirement. Kogan also served briefly as vice chancellor in 1989. During his time at the university, Kogan was known for his research in several fields, including the organization of the health industry, education policy, and, most notably, higher education policy. A founder of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers, he was also a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, for which he served as editor of the journal Higher Education Management. Kogan was therefore known as a political scientist interested in how governments and social and education services interacted. He wrote, cowrote, and edited numerous books. Among the titles on which he collaborated are The Politics of Education (1971), Directors of Education (1982), Process and Structure in Higher Education (1980; revised edition, 1992), and Transforming Higher Education: A Comparative Study (2000). He was also sole author of such books as The Politics of Educational Change (1978) and The Battle for the Labour Party (1982).

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Times (London, England), January 12, 2007, p. 60.