1st Edition

Reimagining Effective Stakeholder Governance Practices in Higher Education Lessons from South Africa

By Felix Omal Copyright 2023
280 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

280 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the role of the university governing council and the changing nature of university governance using a case study from a South African university. The book considers the key challenging features of South African higher education in relation to current competing international trends in higher education governance. It shows how major decision-makers within the university... Read more

1. Setting the scene  2. The unfolding of the higher educational institutional context  3. Debates about effective university governance  4. The rise of a dominant bureaucracy through the structures of the university council  5. The university council and its institutionalized university governance systems  6. Developing a responsive institutional culture with the university council  7. Emerging forms of effective university governance  8. Conclusion

Biography

Felix Omal is Research Associate, Department of Curriculum Education Studies School of Education, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He specializes in the politics of higher education.