Managing reform in universities: the dynamics of culture, identity and organisational change

This collection explores how universities are coping with the range of reforms and changes taking place across higher education today. Analyzing areas suchas leadership, quality management, strategic thinking, collegiality and academic work, and from the perspective of different agents within higher educationincluding students, academics and management, this book examines the various differences between reform attempts and the actual changes happening in universities. INDICE: Introduction.How is Change in Higher Education Managed?; .B.Stensaker., .M.Henkel., .J.Välimaa. & .C.Sarrico .PART I: HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF CHANGE.Change, Leverage, Suasion and Intent: An Historical Excursion across Three Decades of Change in Higher Education in Western Europe; .G.Neave.Change as an Intellectual Device and as an Object of Research Change; .T.Saarinen.& .J.Välimaa.PART II: THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN REFORM AND CULTURE.University Strategising: The Role of Evaluation as a Sensemaking Tool; .N.Frølich.& .B.Stensaker .Let the Devil Choose: Frustration or Anxiety in the Wake of Performance Measurementin Universities; .C.S.Sarrico.& .A.I.Melo.The Changing Culture of Academic Research: From Organization to Networks; .A.Metcalfe.Is There a Bridge between Quality and Quality Assurance?; .M.João Rosa.& .A.Amaral.Students' Perceptions of Quality Assessment: Is There an Option Besides Treating Them as Consumers?;. S.Cardoso.Exploring New Academic Identities in Turbulent Times; .M.Henkel.PART III: MAINTAINING IDENTITY THROUGH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE.'That's Dangerous':Autonomous Development Work as a Source of Renewal in Academia; .K.Räsänen.The Interplay of Organizing Models in Higher Education: What Room is There for Collegiality in Universities Characterized by Bounded Autonomy; .K.Sahlin.The Management of Academic culture Revisitied: Integrating Universitieis in an Entrepreneurial Age; .D.Dill.Conclusions.New Practices and Identities as Drivers of Cultural Change; .J.Välimaa., .B.Stensaker. & .C.Sarrico.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-30037-8
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 264
• Fecha Publicación: 28/09/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido