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Who's Dean Today? Acting and Interim Management as Paradoxes of the Contemporary University
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McWilliam, Erica; Bridgstock, Ruth; Lawson, Alan; Evans, Terry; Taylor, Peter – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2008
Interim, discontinuous or "acting" management is an increasingly ubiquitous feature of universities. This paper asks: What are the implications of this for good academic governance? Should we understand this managerial dance as a symptom of the collapse of good managerial order or, by contrast, as a symptom of the robustness and…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Governance, Foreign Countries, Administrators
The ABN Database: Sampling Strategies for Collection Overlap Studies.
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Rochester, Maxine K. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1987
Reports the methodology and results of a study which explored the potential of three approaches to sampling the Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) database files for determining collection overlap among Australian libraries. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Library Networks
Equity, Quality, and Cost in Higher Education: Research Study on Australia.
Macquarie Univ., North Ryde (Australia). School of Education. – 1987
Equity, quality, and cost in higher education is examined as it exists in Australia. The first chapter provides a broad overview, both current and historical, of the complex structure of higher education in Australia and identifies issues and concerns. Chapter 2 examines enrollment trends in different fields of study. The third chapter looks at…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, College Instruction, Disadvantaged