Public Interest in Higher Education

Public Interest in Higher Education
Author: Ella M Sudduth
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2023-12-12
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Public Interest in Higher Education explores the evolution of student activism on college campuses, how students, staff and faculty work together to identify collective problems they experience, and what challenges they must face to determine the best solutions.

The Art and Politics of Academic Governance

The Art and Politics of Academic Governance
Author: Kenneth P. Mortimer
Publisher: ACE Series on Higher Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781607096580

Using case studies and relevant literature, this book illustrates the challenges to legitimate, Shared-governance domains when the routine of the academy is forced to deal with big issues, often brought on by external forces. Mortimer and Sathre have gone beyond a discussion of faculty/administrative behavior by focusing on what happens when the legitimate governance claims of faculty, trustees, and presidents clash. They place these relationships in the broader context of internal institutional governance and analyze the dynamics that unfold when advocacy trumps collegiality. The book closes with a defense of shared governance and offers observations and practical suggestions about how the academy can share authority effectively and further achieve its mission.

Students’ participation in university governance in South Africa

Students’ participation in university governance in South Africa
Author: Vuyo Mthethwa
Publisher: AOSIS
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2023-03-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1779952023

The purpose of this book is to examine the academic experiences of students who participated in university governance at South African universities. Scrutiny is placed on the alignment of student representative council constitutions and university statutes with the actual experiences students had in discharging their roles in governance and in the way this impacted their academic progress. Through a multi-site case study design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of the student representative council who participated in university governance and supported by document analysis and observations to generate the data. The study adopted Tinto’s Integration Theory and Astin’s Theory of Involvement as the two frameworks are based on the relationship between students’ extra-curricular activity and their academic experiences. The study invokes a greater awareness of students as major stakeholder in governance and informs policies and practices that may better serve students’ academic experiences. The study will contribute to the understanding of cooperative governance principles while drawing from the perspective of the students on their understanding, limitations and challenges in discharging their roles in university governance.

Shared Governance in Higher Education, Volume 2

Shared Governance in Higher Education, Volume 2
Author: Sharon F. Cramer
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2017-10-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1438467443

Shared Governance in Higher Education Set (Volumes 1, 2 and 3) Building on the resources offered in the first volume of this series, this second volume offers governance members, leaders, and other academics valuable insights into the governance process in higher education. In a chapter drawn from his keynote address at the March 2015 SUNY Voices conference, Steven Bahls, president of Augustana College, provides a critical study of institutions of higher education. Nine additional chapters offer a thorough analysis of academic processes that are usually hidden from view, including development of a sexual assault policy, faculty review of administrators, and successful use of task forces. Contributors describe subtle considerations and compromises, which effective governance leaders can incorporate into collaborations leading to effective outcomes. Readers of this volume will better understand how to avoid pitfalls of their own, as contributors illustrate hard-earned wisdom and lessons learned. Practical insights and guidelines on leadership development, budget development involving governance leaders, and mentoring are provided. This volume will provide readers— faculty, staff, students, and administrators—with the pragmatic resources they need to recognize and resolve governance challenges on their own campuses.