Governance of Higher Education : Global Perspectives, Theories, and Practices.
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Florence :
Taylor and Francis,
2015.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Brief Contents; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Conceptualizing Governance in Higher Education; Higher Education Governance; Universities, Higher Education, and Institutional Fields; Governance and Mission of Universities; Governance and Traditions; Internal Self-Governance; External Governance-State-University Relations; Market-Oriented Governance; Summary; Discussion Questions; 2 Theories of Governance: Institutions, Agency, and External Influences; Institutional Theory; Multilevel Institutional Governance; Institutional Logics and Organizational Fields.
- Institutional Theory and the AcademyResource Dependence Theory; Resource Dependency Theory and the Academy; Agency Theory; Agency Theory and the Academy; Stewardship Theory; Stewardship Theory and the Academy; Stakeholder Theory; Stakeholder Theory and the Academy; The Role of Theory and the Possibilities for a Multi-Theory Approach in the Study of Governance; Summary; Discussion Questions; 3 Theories of Governance: Structure, Culture, and Internal Dynamics; Structural Approach to Governance; Governance and the Human Relations Perspective; The Cultural Lens of Governance.
- Governance and Open Systems TheoryCybernetics and Governance; Social Cognition and Governance; Summary; Discussion Questions; 4 State-University Governance: Concepts, Perspectives, and Shifting Tides; Clark's Triangle of Coordination; The Triple Helix of Government-University-Industry Relationship; Systems Governance; The Public Policy Perspective, the State, and Higher Education Systems; Typologies of State-University Governance; Other Steering Models; Summary; Discussion Questions; 5 State-University Governance in Selected Countries; Governance in the UK; Governance in France.
- Higher Education Governance in GermanyGovernance in the USA; Governance in Japan; Governance in China; Summary; Discussion Questions; 6 Academic Self-Governance: Concepts, Theories, and Practices; Collegiality; Academic Freedom and Faculty Autonomy; Role and Function of Senates and Academic Boards; Governing Authority and the Fiduciary Responsibility of the Board of Trustees; Shared Governance; Faculty Unionization; Students and Institutional Governance; Summary; Discussion Questions; 7 Governance as Politics and Processes; Governance as a Process; Hierarchy; Bureaucracy; Organized Anarchy.
- The Garbage Can ModelPower, Politics, and Conflict; Power, Politics, and Organization-Environment Relations; Summary; Discussion Questions; 8 Governing the Managed Enterprise; Neoliberalism and the Public Sector; Neoliberalism and Higher Education Governance; Managerialism, New Public Management, and Governance; New Public Management; NPM and Universities; Governance, Quality, and Quality Assurance; Leadership Power, Authority, and Influence; Governance in a Strategic Context; Policy Networks and Network Governance; Summary; Discussion Questions; 9 New Issues and Challenges in Governance.