From Collegial Governance to Boardism: Reconfiguring Governance in Higher Education

2015 ◽  
pp. 398-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amélia Veiga ◽  
António Magalhães ◽  
Alberto Amaral
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Governance In Higher Education ◽  
Collegial Governance

scholarly journals The higher education space: connecting degree programs from individuals’ choices

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Candia ◽  
Sara Encarnação ◽  
Flávio L. Pinheiro
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
First Year ◽  
Revealed Preferences ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Higher Education Systems ◽  
Female Candidates ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Governance In Higher Education

AbstractData on the applicants’ revealed preferences when entering higher education is used as a proxy to build the Higher Education Space (HES) of Portugal (2008–2015) and Chile (2006–2017). The HES is a network that connects pairs of degree programs according to their co-occurrence in the applicants’ preferences. We show that both HES network structures reveal the existence of positive assortment in features such as gender balance, application scores, unemployment levels, academic demand/supply ratio, geographical mobility, and first-year drop-out rates. For instance, if a degree program exhibits a high prevalence of female candidates, its nearest degree programs in the HES will also tend to exhibit a higher prevalence when compared to the prevalence in the entire system. These patterns extend up to two or three links of separation, vanishing, or inverting for increasing distances. Moreover, we show that for demand/supply ratio and application scores a similar pattern occurs for time variations. Finally, we provide evidence that information embedded in the HES is not accessible by merely considering the features of degree programs independently. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the higher education systems at revealing and leveraging its non-trivial underlying organizing principles. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first network science approach for improving decision-making and governance in higher education systems.

Political Governance in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-117
Author(s):  
Adnan ElAmine
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Model ◽  
Governance In Higher Education ◽  
Political Governance

This paper uses a model of governance in higher education, called the political model, that explains the role of universities as agencies of control and socialization, with a resulting repercussion on the quality of education. It compares this model with common models such as the academic, Napoleonic, market-oriented and managerial. It undertakes a review of ten published cases studies, each dealing with the oldest public universities in ten Arab countries, using a historical approach, from their inception until 2016. Among the ten public universities, nine fall into the category of the political model, while the tenth represents the Napoleonic model. The discussion opens the field for further research.

9. Nonprofit and For-Profit Governance in Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 235-257
Author(s):  
Brian Pusser ◽  
Sarah E. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Governance In Higher Education

scholarly journals Corporate Governance Practices in Higher Education Institutions: The UK vs Bahrain

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Marwan M. Abdeldayem ◽  
Saeed H. Aldulaimi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Education Governance ◽  
Academic Management ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Governance In Higher Education ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
Different Cultures

This research aims to investigate the application of leadership and governance in higher education organizations in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UK. The study also intends to gather evidences on the practices of academic management in different cultures. The methods of the study relies on reading lists of governance standards from several advanced educational institutions and uses a “comparative methodology” based on the data from the Kingdom of Bahrain and The UK. This research reviews the various models of “the higher education governance” and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each model. The study employs the three principles of UNDP (Transparency, Participation and Accountability) to assess application of leadership and governance in higher education institutions.The findings of this study reveal that Arab universities need to perceive the significance of clarifying the reason for governance. The examination likewise distinguishes the significance of relating their job and commitment to the procedure of change to the learning based economy and world informatics. Also, it features the need of broadening the cooperation of stakeholders in the key basic leadership.The importance of this study lies in examining whether the governance standards are associated with practical application in universities. Also it examines whether there is an influence of the culture and social aspects on the application and understanding of these standards. The significance of receiving administration measures in the Arab world lies in its possibility to change the HE organizations’ practices, and increment their ability for greatness and aggressiveness. Thus, ensures the autonomy of advanced education alongside its quality and viability particularly with respect to their yield and status locally and internationally. 

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