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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | From the Eye of the Storm |
| Subtitle of host publication | Higher Education's Changing Institution |
| Editors | Ben Jongbloed, Peter Maassen, Guy Neave |
| Place of Publication | Dordrecht |
| Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Pages | 211-233 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-94-015-9263-5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-481-5355-8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
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Keywords
- Democracy
- Public management
- University governance
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Analysis of institutions of university governance : A classification scheme applied to postwar changes in Dutch higher education. / de Boer, Harry; Denters, Bas.
From the Eye of the Storm: Higher Education's Changing Institution. ed. / Ben Jongbloed; Peter Maassen; Guy Neave. Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999. p. 211-233.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic
TY - CHAP
T1 - Analysis of institutions of university governance
T2 - A classification scheme applied to postwar changes in Dutch higher education
AU - de Boer, Harry
AU - Denters, Bas
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Governance within higher education is a most complicated issue. Managing a university, variously described as ‘monadic chaos’ or ‘organised anarchy’, is a redoubtable challenge. Of all issues currently under discussion in the world of higher education, few are more controversial than those pertaining to the institutions of governance (Neave 1988).1 Who should govern a university, how, and to what ends, have been recurring questions in the history of universities (De Groof et al. 1998). Constitutional issues such as these have been raised passionately, again and again, though obviously there have been quiet times too (Bargh et al. 1996). Matters of institutional design are deemed of particular importance because, right or wrong, they are considered as essential for realising people’s visions of the ideal university (Moodie & Eustace 1974: 23). As such, these issues easily touch upon values like effectiveness, efficiency, the quality of primary processes, democracy, institutional autonomy, academic freedom, or the university’s role towards society. Therefore, discussions of institutional design derive their importance and their fervour in part from the fact that they inspire the ‘affirmation of legitimate values and institutions’ (March & Olsen 1983: 292).
AB - Governance within higher education is a most complicated issue. Managing a university, variously described as ‘monadic chaos’ or ‘organised anarchy’, is a redoubtable challenge. Of all issues currently under discussion in the world of higher education, few are more controversial than those pertaining to the institutions of governance (Neave 1988).1 Who should govern a university, how, and to what ends, have been recurring questions in the history of universities (De Groof et al. 1998). Constitutional issues such as these have been raised passionately, again and again, though obviously there have been quiet times too (Bargh et al. 1996). Matters of institutional design are deemed of particular importance because, right or wrong, they are considered as essential for realising people’s visions of the ideal university (Moodie & Eustace 1974: 23). As such, these issues easily touch upon values like effectiveness, efficiency, the quality of primary processes, democracy, institutional autonomy, academic freedom, or the university’s role towards society. Therefore, discussions of institutional design derive their importance and their fervour in part from the fact that they inspire the ‘affirmation of legitimate values and institutions’ (March & Olsen 1983: 292).
KW - Democracy
KW - Public management
KW - University governance
U2 - 10.1007/978-94-015-9263-5_10
DO - 10.1007/978-94-015-9263-5_10
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-90-481-5355-8
SP - 211
EP - 233
BT - From the Eye of the Storm
A2 - Jongbloed, Ben
A2 - Maassen, Peter
A2 - Neave, Guy
PB - Kluwer Academic Publishers
CY - Dordrecht
ER -