Governance and the public good / edited by William G. Tierney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tierney, William G.

Series:

SUNY series, frontiers in education.

SUNY series, frontiers in education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States--Administration.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Political aspects--United States.

Education, Higher--Social aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The public good is not merely an economic idea of goods and services, but a place where thoughtful debate and examination of the polis can occur. In differentiating the university from corporations and other private sector businesses, Governance and the Public Good provides a framework for discussing the trend toward politicized and privatized postsecondary institutions while acknowledging the parallel demands of accountability and autonomy placed on sites of higher learning.If one accepts the notion of higher education as a public good, does this affect how one thinks about the governance of America's colleges and universities? Contributors to this book explore the role of the contemporary university, its relationship to the public good beyond a simple obligation to educate for jobs, and the subsequent impact on how institutions of higher education are and should be governed.

Contents:

Intro

Governance and the Public Good

Contents

Introduction- The Examined University: Process and Change in Higher Education

1. Reconsidering Higher Education and the Public Good: The Role of Public Spheres

2. Lost In Transition: Governing in a Time of Privatization

3. Rethinking State Governance of Higher Education

4. Be Mission Centered, Market Smart, and Politically Savvy:The Art of Governance

5. The "New" New Challenge of Governance by Governing Boards

6. Renewing the Place of Academic Expertise and Authority in the Reform of University Governance

7. Institutional Autonomy and State-Level Accountability: Loosely Coupled Governance and the Public Good

8. Governance in a Time of Transition

9. Trust and Academic Governance: A Conceptual Framework

10.Defining Governance for Public Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791481264

0791481263

9781429413633

1429413638

OCLC:

76821723