The Board's Responsibilities for Academic Affairs. Board Basics

Autor/in	Morrill, Richard L.
Institution	Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Titel	The Board's Responsibilities for Academic Affairs. Board Basics
Quelle	(2003), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Colleges; Governing Boards; Trustees; Role; Intellectual Disciplines; Specialization; Professional Autonomy; Accountability; Higher Education; Strategic Planning; Academic Education; School Policy; Cost Effectiveness; Budgeting; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Treuhandanstalt; Rollen; Geisteswissenschaften; Arbeitsteilige Spezialisierung; Berufsfreiheit; Verantwortung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Akademische Bildung; Schulpolitik; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; USA
Abstract	Trustees often confess to confusion about the responsibility of the governing board for the academic programs and policies of higher education institutions. During the 20th century, the teaching and research missions of American colleges and universities progressively became the special domain of the faculty. As academic disciplines became increasingly specialized and professionalized, members of lay governing boards found themselves unable, unwilling, or unwelcome to make judgments about the complex intellectual worlds of the faculty. To fulfill their stewardship effectively, the board must understand, monitor, evaluate, and exercise responsibility for the institution's academic programs and policies. The central theme of this document is that the board's responsibility for academic affairs should be considered in terms of the board's participation in collaborative strategic leadership. This paper offers advice on such topics as monitoring for accountability, containing academic costs, the strategic structure of academic programs, and ensuring sound budgets. (Contains 8 resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10