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How the Institutional Environment Affects Collegial Exchange about Teaching at German Research Universities: Findings from a Nationwide Survey
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Lauer, Sabine; Wilkesmann, Uwe – Tertiary Education and Management, 2019
This paper examines the relationship between the institutional environment and collegial exchange about teaching at German research universities. With the help of a nationwide survey that targeted full professors, which was conducted 2016-17, seven hypotheses were tested via regression analysis. Our findings show that professors significantly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Universities, College Environment, Collegiality
Gender, Sexual Diversity and Professional Practice Learning: Findings from a Systematic Search and Review
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Bradbury-Jones, Caroline; Molloy, Eleanor; Clark, Maria; Ward, Nicki – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Research into higher education has shown that for those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans* and/or Queer (LGBTQ), universities are places where both direct and indirect discrimination is experienced. This paper reports the findings from a systematic search and review on gender and sexual diversity in professional practice placements.…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Student Diversity, Social Bias, Teacher Role
Academic Freedom at Gottingen Before 1815
Brown, Cynthia Stokes – School and Society, 1972
In 1837 seven professors lost their positions for protesting the king's revocation of Hanover's constitution. (AF)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Environment, College Faculty, College Students
British and German Education Students in a Shifting Scenario
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Pritchard, Rosalind M. O. – Higher Education Management and Policy, 2006
An empirical study was undertaken of students in the United Kingdom and Germany in order to investigate whether their attitudes were moving away from traditional patterns towards those that might be expected in more marketised higher education systems. The British students were found to be more instrumental and materialistic in relation to their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Comparative Education, College Faculty
"New Public Management" and the Academic Profession: Reflections on the German Situation
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Schimank, Uwe – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2005
This essay considers recent implications of "new public management" (NPM) strategies for the universities of Germany. It argues that NPM poses a threat to the traditional values of the academic profession, and asks what the universities should do to restore public trust in their methods and management.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Values, College Faculty, Higher Education
The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education
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Tight, Malcolm, Ed.; Mok, Ka Ho, Ed.; Huisman, Jeroen, Ed.; Morphew, Christopher, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This volume is a detailed and up-to-date reference work providing an authoritative overview of the main issues in higher education around the world today. Consisting of newly commissioned chapters and impressive journal articles, it surveys the state of the discipline and includes the examination and discussion of emerging, controversial and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Progress, Higher Education, Political Science