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Public Sector Reform in Italian Higher Education: The Governance Transformation of the Universities -- A Comparison among Perceptions of Rectors and Department Chairs
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Facchini, Carla; Fia, Magali – Higher Education Policy, 2021
New public management (NPM) has dominated the reforms in the higher education sector and the academic discussion on how universities should be governed since the 1980s. Besides, the introduction of accountability and efficiency measures in the form of performance measurement and pay-for-performance scheme, a key debated aspect of NPM is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Higher Education, Governance
Academic Executive Programs in Public Administration and Management: Some Variety across Europe
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Reichard, Christoph – Teaching Public Administration, 2017
Universities and other higher education institutions in Europe offer a vast and increasing number of academic degree programs in the broad field of Public Administration. A subset of these programs is those offering postgraduate degrees to experienced students being already employed by public or private organisations. These executive programs are…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Foreign Countries, Management Development, Masters Programs
Professionalisation Policies in the ECEC Field: Trends and Tensions in the Italian Context
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Lazzari, Arianna; Picchio, Mariacristina; Balduzzi, Lucia – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2015
In recent times, a growing consensus has emerged, among researchers and policy-makers, that a well-educated, competent and adequately supported workforce is crucial for the quality of early childhood education and care (ECEC). Despite governmental initiatives aimed to enhance the professional preparation and continuing development of early years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Cost Structure of Italian Public Universities: An Empirical Analysis
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Agasisti, Tommaso; Dal Bianco, Antonio – Higher Education in Europe, 2007
There are broad concerns in Italy about public sector efficiency. Within the public sector higher education (HE) has a major role, providing the economy with research outputs and graduates. Italian universities claim to have expanded teaching and research services to keep pace with the growth of the "knowledge society." An important…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Foreign Countries, Public Sector