Higher Education Policy

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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European Universities as Complete Organizations? Understanding Identity, Hierarchy and Rationality in Public Organizations

Public Management Review, Journal Year: 2014, Volume and Issue: 17(10), P. 1444 - 1474

Published: July 28, 2014

This article investigates the form of European universities to determine extent which they resemble characteristics complete organizations and whether forms are associated with modernization policy pressure, national institutional frames organizational characteristics. An original data set twenty-six from eight countries was used. Specialist have a stronger identity, whereas level hierarchy rationality is clearly intensity policies. At same time, evidence suggests limitations for become complete, as mechanisms allowing development some dimensions seemingly constrain capability develop others.

Language: Английский

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Student power in a global perspective and contemporary trends in student organising

Studies in Higher Education, Journal Year: 2014, Volume and Issue: 39(3), P. 396 - 411

Published: March 16, 2014

Students, if organised into representative student governments or movements, can be a highly influential agency shaping higher education policy. This article introduces the Special Issue on power in global perspective, which addresses question of how students are different world regions and what role they play policymaking within universities at national level. The discusses conceptual considerations study movements reviews contemporary trends organising globally.

Language: Английский

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Nested Organizational Fields: Isomorphism and Differentiation among European Universities

Research in the sociology of organizations, Journal Year: 2016, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 53 - 83

Published: Feb. 5, 2016

European universities have changed dramatically over the last two to three decades. The dominant frameworks analyze these changes are “New Public Management” and construction of “complete organizations.” Both approaches highlight isomorphic processes leading increased homogenization within universities. However, empirical evidence suggests that differentiating from each other at same time as they becoming more isomorphic. To explain simultaneity differentiation among universities, we use concept nested organizational fields. We distinguish between a global field, several national, state, regional Homogenization then result similar or different field embeddedness advantage this approach lies in explaining individual countries on one hand, well cross-national subgroups hand.

Language: Английский

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From an Analytical Framework for Understanding the Innovation Process in Higher Education to an Emerging Research Field of Innovations in Higher Education

Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 40(4), P. 585 - 616

Published: Jan. 1, 2017

While studies dealing with issues related to innovations in higher education proliferate, there has been little consensus on key concepts and central for research. To respond the challenges, this paper calls developing a new research field — education, by integrating two disciplines, namely innovation As an initial effort, constructs analytical framework understanding process, particularly context of education. In addition its academic significance, may have potential guide practitioners implement wiser ways.

Language: Английский

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Higher education governance and policy: an introduction to multi-issue, multi-level and multi-actor dynamics

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 36(1), P. 1 - 15

Published: Jan. 2, 2017

Abstract This thematic issue introduces the multifaceted nature of contemporary public policy – its multi-level, multi-actor and multi-issue features using case higher education policies from around world. To do so, this introduction first describes how as a sector should be garnering far more attention scholars interested in political, economic social transformation. A framework for identifying accounting ‘multi-s’ characteristics configure re-configure is then introduced. Next, issue’s contributions are summarized with highlights they bring to life different features. concludes discussion what proposed offers studies coordination. In so doing, objectives highlight coordination initiate dialogue between all scientists practitioners increased complexity governing, producing knowledge today.

Language: Английский

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How far has the state ‘stepped back’: an exploratory study of the changing governance of higher education in China (1978–2018)

Higher Education, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 78(5), P. 931 - 946

Published: March 22, 2019

Due to the politicisation of universities-within-the-state, state's governance higher education in China differentiates itself from other countries. This study examines how Chinese central government adjusts its over universities between 1978 and 2018. Based on an extensive analysis policy documents scholarly research, this proposes analytic framework, comprising logics, instruments, institutional demonstrations. The three strategically selected i.e. laws, policies, finance, are demonstrated through various aspects integral China's education—the dual-goverance structure, appointment principal leadership, access education, university discipline structures, curriculum ideology, funding grants, tuition fees. in-depth investigation, argues that underlying logics state moving direct controls indirect supervision; however, despite increasing autonomy academic freedom some areas, has never abdicated essential power authority institutions. paper contributes theoretical practical understanding recent decades.

Language: Английский

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The Use of Institutional Theory in Higher Education Research

Theory and method in higher education research, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 25

Published: Sept. 29, 2015

Institutional theory has arguably become a popular and powerful explanatory tool for studying various organisational issues, including those in the context of higher education. However, little is known about efforts education researchers tracing development institutionalism applying their research better understanding nature universities colleges. The purpose this chapter thus to fill gaps by analysing nine leading journals. results indicate that application institutional dominated concepts new developed 1970s 1980s. In spite growing tendency utilise recently insights studies, full potential not been fully exploited researchers. We therefore propose some directions further analysis studies.

Language: Английский

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Academic freedom and the commercialisation of universities: a critical ethical analysis

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 71 - 85

Published: June 17, 2015

ESEP Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics Contact the journal RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 15:71-85 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/esep00160 AS WE SEE IT Academic freedom commercialisation of universities: a critical ethical analysis Kathleen Lynch*, Mariya Ivancheva Equality Studies Centre, School Social Justice, University College Dublin, Belfield Dublin 4, Ireland *Corresponding author: [email protected] ABSTRACT: This paper explores cultural organisational dimensions academic life that lay foundations for freedom. We briefly review relationship between university autonomy freedom, ethics impact increased on scholarly independence, particularly how increasing casualization employment limits academics teach critically publish freely. examine geopolitics knowledge hegemony Western thinking frames dominant epistemologies imposes constraints also explore ways which Cartesian rationalism underpins contemporary understanding what constitutes valid knowledge, this can does act as constraint we come know study, not least terms values but caring (affective) relations research teaching. Our highlights silenced doxa organisation academy, including care-lessness women primary care givers particular. social class biases higher education is organised, exclusions are themselves being an or student university. Finally, illustrates importance distinguishing institutional university, personal professional freedoms individual academics, each these from subject autonomy, namely scholars create maintain new disciplinary fields, especially fields scholarship challenging prevailing orthodoxies. KEY WORDS: · Autonomy Care-lessness Tenure Casualization Neoliberalism Full text pdf format PreviousNextCite article as: Lynch K, M analysis. Sci Environ Polit 15:71-85. Export citation Facebook Tweet linkedIn Cited by Published Vol. 15, No. 1. Online publication date: October 01, 2015 Print ISSN: 1863-5415; 1611-8014 Copyright © Inter-Research.

Language: Английский

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University reform and institutional autonomy: A framework for analysing the living autonomy

Higher Education Quarterly, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 71(3), P. 239 - 250

Published: June 15, 2017

Abstract In this article we discuss recent university reforms aimed at enhancing autonomy, highlighting various tensions in the underlying reform ideologies. We examine how traditional interpretation of autonomy has been expanded rationales. An analytical framework for studying is interpreted and used inside presented, which allows us to highlight that order understand implications enhanced have go beyond scrutiny formal arrangements analyse practices within refer as university?s living autonomy. Finally introduce ideas further research on with use our framework.

Language: Английский

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