Governance in higher education : the university in a state of flux
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Governance in higher education : the university in a state of flux
Economica, 2001
Access to Electronic Resource 1 items
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The cyberspace revolution, globalization, and the ever more rapid pace at which new knowledge is created are among the recent developments which challenge our universities. While they have adapted rather slowly in the past to changing circumstances, there is now an urgent need for them to adjust rapidly in order to fulfill their mission. Success will heavily depend on the presence of an appropriate system of governance, which is becoming more complex as the cyberspace revolution makes university structures less hierarchical.
This book examines the contours and dimensions of university governance in research-intensive universities, seeks to develop cogent governance principles, and offers appropriate initiatives and recommendations. The authors, current and former heads of leading research-intensive universities in Western Europe and the United States, all share the defining concern that the fundamental changes of today pose serious challenges for universities and their system of governance.
Contributors include James J. Duderstadt (University of Michigan, USA), Robert C. Dynes (University of California at San Diego, USA), Hans J. A. van Ginkel (United Nations University), Werner Z. Hirsch (UCLA, USA), Charles F. Kennel (University of California at San Diego, USA), Richard T. Ingram (Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, USA), Peter Lorange (IMD), Katharine Lyall (University of Wisconsin, USA), Guy Neave (International Association of Universities), Howard Newby (University of Southhampton and CVCP, UK), Frank H. T. Rhodes (American Philosophical Society, USA), Henry Rosovsky (Harvard University, USA), Peter Scott (University of Kingston, UK), Luc E. Weber (University of Geneva, Switzerland), and Harold M. Williams (Getty Trust, UK).
by "Nielsen BookData"