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Author Lewis, Jenny

Title Academic Governance : Disciplines and Policy
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (208 pages)
Series Routledge Research in Higher Education
Routledge research in higher education.
Contents Cover; Academic Governance; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Governing Academia; 2 Research Policy; 3 Disciplinary Cultures; 4 Individual Inclinations; 5 Examining Academic Governance; 6 Academic Collaboration; 7 Discussion Networks; 8 Research Assessment Systems; 9 From Academic Work to Research Outputs; 10 Academic Governance; Bibliography; Index
Summary Academia is an important site for producing knowledge, which is crucial in driving economies and societies around the globe at the beginning of the 21st century. Yet surprisingly little is known about how contemporary universities are shaped by the formal and multiple demands they face from national policy requirements, particularly performance measurement. What effects do these policies have on individual universities and the academics who work within them? While policy surely has impacts on institutions and academics, there are also numerous other things that shape academic lif
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Subject Wissenschaftspolitik
Hochschulorganisation
Australien
Großbritannien
Neuseeland
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781135014414
1135014418