An Overview of the Stanford Project on Academic Governance.

Autor/inn/en	Baldridge, J. Victor; und weitere
Institution	Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching.
Titel	An Overview of the Stanford Project on Academic Governance.
Quelle	(1974), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Colleges; Decision Making; Educational Administration; Governance; Higher Education; Organizational Theories; Research Projects; Unions; Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Organisationstheorie; Forschungsvorhaben; University; Universität
Abstract	This report presents the rationale for the Stanford Project on Academic Governance and a survey of the topics investigated in the project, the methodology used, and some of the conclusions reached. The project's specific objectives were to describe some major developments in academic governance and to apply sociological organization theory to decisionmaking in American colleges and universities. The historical roots of academic governance patterns were examined to put contemporary conditions in proper perspective. The research undertaken on contemporary conditions examined a sample of 249 colleges and universities, focusing on their organizational features and environmental relationships, and a large sample of faculty members, focusing on their autonomy, morale, and policy-influencing activities. On the basis of the information gathering, the project identifies some emerging trends that may affect governance patterns in the future: the tightening of resources, the reductions of faculty and presidential power, the increasing involvement of outside groups and students in academic decisionmaking, and the unionization of faculty members. (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01