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Governance of Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Theories, and Practices
Ian Austin
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Description for Governance of Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Theories, and Practices
Paperback. Num Pages: 218 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM; KJR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 255 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
Governance of Higher Education explores the work of traditional and contemporary higher education scholarship worldwide, providing readers with an understanding of the assumptions, historical traditions, and paradigms that have shaped the scholarship on governance. Bringing together the vast and disparate writings that form the higher education governance literature-including frameworks drawn from a range of disciplines and global scholarship-this book synthesizes the significant theoretical, conceptual, and empirical scholarship to advance the research and practice of governance. Coverage includes the structures of governance, cultures and practices, the collegial tradition, the new managed environment of the academy, and the politics and processes of ... Read more
Governance of Higher Education explores the work of traditional and contemporary higher education scholarship worldwide, providing readers with an understanding of the assumptions, historical traditions, and paradigms that have shaped the scholarship on governance. Bringing together the vast and disparate writings that form the higher education governance literature-including frameworks drawn from a range of disciplines and global scholarship-this book synthesizes the significant theoretical, conceptual, and empirical scholarship to advance the research and practice of governance. Coverage includes the structures of governance, cultures and practices, the collegial tradition, the new managed environment of the academy, and the politics and processes of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415739757
SKU
V9780415739757
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99-2
About Ian Austin
Ian Austin is the Deputy Director for Continuing and Professional Education at the University of the West Indies, Open Campus, Barbados. Glen A. Jones is Ontario Research Chair in Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement, and Professor of Higher Education at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Reviews for Governance of Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Theories, and Practices
This book is a masterful compilation of global theories and realities of academic governance. It provides a coherent discussion of the ideas behind university governance as well as the realities of the 21st century.
Philip G. Altbach, Founding Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, ... Read more
Philip G. Altbach, Founding Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, ... Read more