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Governance of British Higher Education : the Impact of Governmental, Financial and Market Pressures /
"Forms of institutional governance critically shape the culture, creativity and academic outcomes of higher education. This book provides an updated, research-based account of the changing face of the governance of British higher education. Historically, British universities were deemed amongst...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2019.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury higher education research.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Forms of institutional governance critically shape the culture, creativity and academic outcomes of higher education. This book provides an updated, research-based account of the changing face of the governance of British higher education. Historically, British universities were deemed amongst the most autonomous in Europe, with governance rooted in their collegial disciplinary structures. This assessment must now be revised, although the belief systems deriving from it remain buried deep in university culture. Drawing on the authors' investigation of the governance of higher education in the four UK nations, including on-site interviews, and discussions with government policy-makers, the book shows how global, national and system level pressures have changed the face both of the external governance of higher education institutions and how universities govern themselves"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (225 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1350074039 9781350074033 9781350074026 1350074020 9781350074040 1350074047 9781350074057 1350074055 |