Governing Higher Education: National Perspectives on Institutional Governance

• List of Contributors. Preface; A. Amaral, P. Maassen. Introduction; M.I. Reed, et al. The Emergent Role of External Stakeholders in European Higher Education Governance; A. Amaral, A. Magalhães. Organisational Strategies and Governance Structures in Dutch Universities; P. Maassen. Trust, the Essence of Governance?; H.de Boer. The Recent Evolution of French Universities; C. Musselin, S, Mignot-Gérard. University Governance and Finance: The Impact of Changes in Resource Allocation on Decision Making Structures; T. Chevaillier. Between Control, Rituals and Politics: The Governing Board in Higher Education Institutions in Norway; I. Marheim-Larsen. The Construction of New Curricula in a New Educational Context: Roles and Responsibilities in Nursing Education in Norway; B. Karseth. Interdepartmental Functional Integration and Decentralisation of Decision Making in the Merged Colleges of Higher Education in Flanders, Belgium; J.C. Verhoeven, G. Devos. New Managerialism, Professional Power and Organisational Governance in UK Universities: A Review and Assessment; M.I. Reed. Higher Education Governance in the UK: Change and Continuity; O. Fulton. The Structure of University Governance in Canada: A Policy Network Approach; G.A. Jones. On the Road to Mediocrity? Governance and Management of Australian Higher Education in the Market Place; V.L. Meek. Governance in US Universities: Aligning Internal Dynamics with Today's Needs; E. El-Khawas. Governing Higher Education: Comparing National Perspectives; A. Amaral, et al.

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