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Direct linkSeyama, Sadi Mokhaneli – Africa Education Review, 2015
The considerable transformation of higher education (HE), driven by the South African government's demand for accountability of resources for the attainment of its mandate has altered the "business" of academia. In response to the financial austerity measures, performance management (PM) systems have been implemented in South African HE…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Phenomenology, Department Heads, Accountability
Soudien, Crain – Perspectives in Education, 2007
The direction quality assurance and its ancillary practices is taking in the transformation process in South Africa is discussed in this article. The article argues that it is incorrect to suggest that the higher education system has been captured by managerialism. While efficiency is an important driver of the system, the imperatives of redress…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Social Justice
Coughlan, F. J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2006
Management in universities has had to change, as the demands on universities have demanded different skills. One consequence has been a backlash against what is perceived to be an emerging culture of managerialism. This conceptual article argues that a balance is needed between collegial and more corporate style management if a university is to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Collegiality, Models, Economic Factors
