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Re-Inventing Shared Governance: Implications for Organisational Culture and Institutional Leadership
Stensaker, Bjorn; Vabo, Agnete – Higher Education Quarterly, 2013
Shared governance has been a key historical characteristic of higher education although this form of governance has come under increased pressure in recent decades. It is often argued that shared governance is less relevant for tackling the challenges related to a more dynamic environment of the sector. This paper discusses underlying premises for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Governance, Colleges
Dano, Trine; Stensaker, Bjorn – Quality in Higher Education, 2007
The role and function of external quality assurance is of great importance for the development of an internal quality culture in higher education. Research has shown that external quality assurance can stimulate but also create obstacles for institutional improvement. To strike a balance between improvement and accountability is, therefore, a key…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accountability, Quality Control, Educational Improvement
Gornitzka, Ase; Stensaker, Bjorn; Smeby, Jens-Christian; De Boer, Harry – Higher Education in Europe, 2004
Steering higher education through the establishment of a "contract" between the state and the individual higher education institution is becoming an increasingly popular way of regulating the relationship between the two actors in the Nordic countries. This article addresses some theoretical foundations for this approach derived from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizational Change, Accountability, Higher Education
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Smeby, Jens-Christian; Stensaker, Bjorn – Higher Education Policy, 1999
Compares national higher education quality assessment systems in Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, focusing particularly on the balance between internal and external societal needs in the systems' design and organization. Results indicate that systems are highly adjusted to each country's specific governance strategies, resulting in very…
Descriptors: College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment