Governing universities : changing the culture?
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Governing universities : changing the culture?
（SRHE and Open University Press imprint / general editor, Heather Eggins）
The Society for Research into Higher Education : Open University Press, 1996
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Bibliography: p. [188]-191
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The governance of higher education in the UK was regarded until recently as the 'dignified' element within the constitution of the academy. University councils were trustees rather than directors. But governance is now a contested area and, in particular, lay governors are seen as key change agents, responsible for reforming the old donnish culture of elite higher education. Governing Universities explores who governors are, how they conceive of their new roles, and what they think about higher education policy. It examines whether governing bodies have became more actively engaged in setting institutional policies; and whether governors have changed the old culture or gone 'native'. It sets university governance in the larger context of the massification and 'marketization' of higher education; and draws comparisons both with other parts of the public sector and the private sector and with governance in North America and the rest of Europe.
This is the first full-length research-based study of UK higher education governance and is essential reading for all those involved with and interested in university governance.
Table of Contents
University governance
the historical and policy context
Governance and the management of higher education
The governors
backgrounds and perceptions of higher education
People like us?
the selection and appointment of university governors
Governing bodies
roles and organizational situations
Processes of governance
roles and decision-making
Key agents and relationships
vice-chancellors and chair of governing bodies
Clashes of culture
comparative perspectives on university governance
Changing patterns of governance?
References
Appendices
Index.
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