Managing good governance in higher education /
Michael Shattock.
- Berkshire, England ; New York, NY : Open University, 2006.
- xiii, 171 p. ; 23 cm.
- Managing universities and colleges: guides to good practice .
- Managing universities and colleges. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-164) and index.
The origins and development of modern university governance -- Universities and the state -- Corporate governance in universities -- Academic governance -- Governance breakdowns and issues -- The lessons to be learnt -- Managing good governance in practice -- Pressures for change in university governance.
The author addresses university governance as extending throughout an institution from the governing body to senates/academic boards and the organs of governance at faculty and departmental levels. He considers the legal structure of higher education institutions and draws on selected case studies.