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ERIC Number: EJ282915
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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The Nature of Policy-Making in Universities.
Taylor, William H.
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v13 n1 p17-31 1983
An approach to conceptualization and analysis of institutional policy formation that differs from traditional models is proposed and applied to the University of Calgary. The model describes policymaking as a set of policymaking systems, each temporary in nature and developed in response to an identifiable stress in the institutional environment. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Models, Organizational Change, Organizational Climate, Organizational Theories, Policy Formation, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University of Calgary (Canada)