The Perception of Participation in Executive Governance Structures in Dutch Universities

Autor/inn/en	Huisman, Jeroen; de Boer, Harry; Goedegebuure, Leo
Titel	The Perception of Participation in Executive Governance Structures in Dutch Universities
Quelle	In: Tertiary Education and Management, 12 (2006) 3, S.227-239 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-3883
DOI	10.1007/s11233-006-9004-5
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Governance; Laws; Administrative Principles; Program Evaluation; Participative Decision Making; Stakeholders; Program Implementation; College Administration; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Educational Environment; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Law; Recht; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	In 1997 a new governance act, based on the principles of New Public Management (NPM) was introduced at Dutch universities. The aims were to realise integrated management, to strengthen the position of executives at the central (executive board) and faculty (dean) levels, to introduce a Supervisory Board at the institution's central level, and to increase the leeway for universities to design its own governance structure. This article reports on a large-scale evaluation of the governance act and focuses on student and staff participation in decision-making and on the actual appraisal of different actors within the universities (leaders, managers, staff, students) of the governance structure of their university. The empirical data reveal a mixed picture regarding the appreciation of the new governance structure, but overall--in contrast with many critical reviews of NPM in higher education--there seems to be considerable endorsement for the present situation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10