Title Managing reform in universities : the dynamics of culture, identity and organisational change / edited by Bjørn Stensaker, Jussi Välimaa, and Claudia Sarrico

Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (x, 248 pages) : illustrations Series Issues in higher education Issues in higher education (New York, N.Y.) Contents Introduction -- How is Change in Higher Education Managed?; B. Stensaker, M. Henkel, J.Ṽlimaa & 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.Ṽlimaa -- PART II: THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN REFORM AND CULTURE -- University Strategising: The Role of Evaluation as a Sensemaking Tool; N. Fr̜lich & B. Stensaker -- Let the Devil Choose: Frustration or Anxiety in the Wake of Performance Measurement in 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. Jôo 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.R̃s̃nen -- 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.Ṽlimaa, B. Stensaker & C. Sarrico Summary This collection explores how universities are coping with the range of reforms and changes taking place across higher education today. Analyzing areas such as leadership, quality management, strategic thinking, collegiality and academic work, and from the perspective of different agents within higher education including students, academics and management, this book examines the various differences between reform attempts and the actual changes happening in universities Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Publisher supplied information Subject Education, Higher -- Administration Educational change. Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Cross-cultural studies Educational change -- Cross-cultural studies Organizational change -- Cross-cultural studies Higher & further education, tertiary education. Organization & management of education. EDUCATION -- Higher. Education. Education, Higher -- Administration Educational change Organizational change Universities and colleges -- Administration Genre/Form dissertations. Cross-cultural studies Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques. Form Electronic book Author Stensaker, Bjørn. Välimaa, Jussi. Sarrico, Claudia S. ISBN 9781137284297 1137284293 1349336203 9781349336203

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