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Information as a Regulative Element in Higher Education Systems
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Kivisto, Jussi; Holtta, Seppo – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
The existence of information asymmetry has ascended to a significant role in higher education systems. The article makes an attempt to conceptualise the interaction of universities with their environment, stakeholders, and the state by paying special attention to the role and substance of information asymmetry. The existence of information…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Economics, Educational Quality, Stakeholders
Whose Quality Conventions? The Application of Convention Theory in Higher Education
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Baird, Jeanette – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
Internationally, demands for greater certainty over the quality of higher education are multiplying. This article argues that convention theory offers insights for considering quality in higher education in an increasingly market-based system. Examples from the Australian higher education system are used to show how quality conventions can be…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries, Classification
An Analysis of Voluntary Disclosure of Performance Indicators by Canadian Universities
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Maingot, Michael; Zeghal, Daniel – Tertiary Education and Management, 2008
Managing by performance indicators (PIs) is an important and controversial issue for many stakeholders concerned with higher education in the university systems all over the world. This study analyzes the voluntary disclosures of PIs by Canadian universities. The sample consisted of the 44 universities used by Maclean's Canadian Universities…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Foreign Countries, Disclosure