University Governance and Reform

The fascination with the commercial value of research, coupled with the rise of neo-liberal 'new public management' in the public sector, has led to the rise of a managerial class in the university. These essays focus on the widespread use of business models and market principles that have undermined the autonomy of the professoriate.

Foreword; H. G. Schuetze, W. Bruneau & G. Grosjean PART I University Governance Reform: The Drivers and the Driven; H. G. Schuetze Reconsidering University Autonomy And Governance: From Academic Freedom To Institutional Autonomy; P. Zgaga PART II: NORTH AMERICA The Provost Office as Key Decision-Maker in the Contemporary U. S. University: Toward a Theory of Institutional Change; N. P. Stromquist Professors in Their Places: Governance in Canadian Higher Education; W. Bruneau University Governance and Institutional Culture: A Canadian President's Perspective; R. Paul The Politics of Policy Making in Post-Secondary Education in Canada and in the Province of Ontario: Implications for Governance; P. Axelrod, T. Shanahan, R. Wellen & R. Desai-Trilokekar Liberality and Collaborative Governance in a New Private University: The Experience of Quest University; J. Cohn PART III: LATIN AMERICA Where the Global and the Local Converge: Four Cases of Latin American Higher Education Reform; A. Maldonado Reforms of University Governance in Mexico: Inducements or Impediments for Change? ; W. de Vries & G. Álvarez Mendiola Federal Policies and Governance Universities in Mexico, 1990-2010; A. Acosta Silva Higher Education Reform in Ecuador and its Effect on University Governance; M. Saavedra PART IV: EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA Incorporation of National Universities in Japan: An Evaluation Six Years On; M. Kaneko Japanese Universities: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives; M. Homma University Autonomy, Academic Freedom and Intellectuals in China; Qiang Zha Higher Education Reform in Indonesia: University Governance and Autonomy; W. J. Jacob, Y. Wang, T. L. Pelkowski, R. Karsidi & A. D. Priyanto Transforming Australia's Higher Education System: New Accountability Policies for a Global Era? ; L. Vidovich