Impediments and Imperatives in Restructuring Higher Education.

Benjamin, Roger; Carroll, Stephen J.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Impediments and Imperatives in Restructuring Higher Education.

Benjamin, Roger; Carroll, Stephen J.

Educational Administration Quarterly, v32 p705-19 Dec 1996

The basic assumptions built into the governance of higher education obstruct effective responses to problems influencing its decline. University leaders'"donnish" convictions about universality and professionalism hinder their ability to apportion scarce resources among competing missions and academic programs. A more centralized governance structure is needed. (23 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: Beliefs, Centralization, Financial Problems, Governance, Higher Education, Ideology, Institutional Survival, Research Universities, Resistance to Change, Resource Allocation, Supply and Demand

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