Governance of National Research University in Southeast Asia: The Case of Chiang Mai University in Thailand

Autor/in	Rungfamai, Kreangchai
Titel	Governance of National Research University in Southeast Asia: The Case of Chiang Mai University in Thailand
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 43 (2018) 7, S.1268-1278 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2016.1250072
Schlagwörter	Governance; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Incentives; Educational Finance; Qualitative Research; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Context Effect; College Administration; Reputation; Quality Assurance; Educational Quality; Research Universities; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Anreiz; Bildungsfonds; Qualitative Forschung; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Qualitätssicherung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Forschungseinrichtung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	This paper aims to deal with lingering governance issues of a prestigious university in a developing country of Southeast Asia. It provides a description of environments, changes, and university stakeholders' perceptions in terms of governance arrangements of Chiang Mai University (CMU), which was selected as a National Research University in Thailand. The analytical framework was composed of: (1) context-underpinning factors; (2) incentive arrangements and funding; and (3) monitoring and oversight mechanisms. The study adopted a qualitative approach. There were 27 interviewees. They were top executives and academics of CMU, and senior officials working for governmental agencies and independent organizations. The study highlighted that the contextual factor of bureaucratic mindset was a crucial factors affecting the institutional governance arrangements in terms of incentive arrangements and oversight mechanisms. In addition, the application of three disciplinary perspectives from agency theory can be a fruitful framework for analyzing higher education governance. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01