Assessing the role and structure of academic senates in Canadian universities, 2000

Autor/inn/en	Pennock, Lea; u.a.
Titel	Assessing the role and structure of academic senates in Canadian universities, 2000 - 2012.
Quelle	In: Higher education, 70 (2015) 3, S. 503-518Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560; 1573-174X
DOI	10.1007/s10734-014-9852-8
Schlagwörter	Hochschule; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Academic governance is an important dimension of institutional self-governance. This paper reports on the findings of a new study of university senates (academic councils) in Canadian universities in order to analyze changes in structure and in senate members' perceptions of the structure and role of senates over the last decade. Following the basic design of a similar study in 2000, this study reveals that there have been modest changes to the structure and organizational arrangements of many Canadian university senates over the last 10 years, including the rationalization and reform of the committee structures at many institutions. Findings of the study suggest the importance of senate orientation programming, the need for better oversight and assessment of academic quality, some confusion or ambiguity about the respective roles of board, senate and the administration, and continuing controversy about the proper role of the senate in strategic planning, financial, research, and fund-raising issues and activities. (HRK / Abstract übernomen)
Erfasst von	Hochschulrektorenkonferenz, Bonn
Update	2016/1