ERIC Number: ED482560
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 4
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Governance in the Twenty-First-Century University: Approaches to Effective Leadership and Strategic Management. ERIC Digest.
Gayle, Dennis John; Tewarie, Bhoendradatt; White, A. Quinton, Jr.
University governance refers to the structure and process of authoritative decision making across issues that are significant for external and internal stakeholders within a university. A number of fundamental challenges to effective governance occur within the typical university environment, including too many constituencies, conflicting agendas, differing philosophies, traditions, and differences in perspectives among stakeholder. There are some core governance-related issues for the 21st century, especially: (1) technology and distance learning; (2) teaching and learning; and (3) resource allocation. A new model for governance may be in order for the university of the future, a model that places the attitudes, values, and expectations of internal and external stakeholders at the center. In this model, inputs, processes, outputs, and outcomes are all mediated by stakeholders' attitudes, values, and expectations. The university of the future is already evolving, and the necessary governance structures are beginning to evolve as well. (Contains 12 references.) (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Futures (of Society), Governance, Higher Education, Leadership Effectiveness, Models, Strategic Planning
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Institute for Education Policy Studies, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, One Dupont Circle, Suite 603, Washington, DC 20036-1183. Tel: 800-956-7739 (Toll Free). For full text: http://www.eriche.org/digests/2003-10.pdf.
Publication Type: ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, Washington, DC.
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