Beyond professionalisation: enhancing the governance culture for Australian university governing boards

被引:15
作者
Baird, Jeanette [1 ]
机构
[1] Australian Univ Qual Agcy AUQA, Level 10,123 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, Vic 3000, Australia
关键词
Governance; Higher education; Professionalisation; Quality; University;
D O I
10.1007/s11233-006-9006-3
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This article examines emerging norms of good practice for Australian university governing boards and issues that university governing boards could address to develop effective governance cultures. It firstly considers the ways in which support for many Australian university governing boards has become professionalised over the past decade. At the same time, longstanding tensions or 'paradoxes' persist, (Cornforth, 2003) notably between 'corporate' and 'participatory' board models. To 'tame' these tensions requires formative processes of deliberation and debate. The article outlines understandings that may assist boards to engage in such processes and to develop their awareness of differing values in governance practices.
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页码:297 / 309
页数:13
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