The current analytical report provides a multi-faceted view of the vital issues related to improving university governance mechanisms and higher education management systems as a whole at a time when the country goes through the transitional period towards market economy and knowledge-based society. The publication reveals peculiarities encountered in everyday decision-making process by the university management in matters related to organizational processes, teaching and research activities, financial and administrative issues. Moreover, the work analyzes new approaches that are based on the strategic governance principle and entail designing a mission statement, strategy, policy and subsequent programs for development of higher education institutions. A special emphasis is put on analyzing the corporate culture that is woven into the fabric of modern universities and its future trends. Modernization of governance mechanisms with a view to create a new types of universities (research-oriented, innovative, entrepreneurial, project-based, academic, virtual) is also put to close scrutiny along with modern theoretical framework and the best national and international experience in the area of university governance. The book's purpose is to help managers and specialists of higher education governance board, higher education administrators, researchers and educationalists as well as scientists and experts involved in research of higher education governance and the design and deployment of governance systems across higher education institutions.
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Document Date
2005/07/15
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Document Type
Publication
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Report Number
38520
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Higher education governance
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Keywords
education governance, governance mechanisms, governance principle, governance systems, higher education, higher education institutions, higher education management, managers, market economy, Modernization, research activities, researchers, scientists, society, teaching, universities, university governance, university management
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Higher education governance (Russian). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/478201468096248698/Higher-education-governance