Student participation in shared governance: A means of advancing democratic values?

Boland, Josephine

doi:10.1080/13583883.2005.9967147

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“…Pavicic, Alfirevic, and Mihanovic () found that social orientation currently does not exist in universities from Croatia, which implies that the idea of the knowledge society is still limited. This suggests the need to examine in depth the concept of networked governance (Boland, ), that is, the balance between the needs and demands of a set of stakeholders, in helping to reduce government and market failure (Jongbloed et al, ).…”

Section: Analysis Of Qualitative Findings: Publications Per Themementioning

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Analysing the literature on university social responsibility: A review of selected higher education journals

Jorge

Peña

2017

Higher Education Quarterly

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In the last 30 years, different economic, political and social changes have taken place in the university sector and this has led to an extensive reform to meet the new societal challenges that these institutions are facing today. This emphasises the social dimension of universities and their important role in society as educators of future leaders and policy makers. This reveals the need to integrate social responsibility principles into the mainstream functions of universities. In view of these comments, this paper offers a review of the literature about university social responsibility during the period from 2000 to 2015. The objectives of the review are to: explore patterns in publication outlets; collect, scrutinise and critically analyse the current literature on this field; to identify gaps in the literature and make recommendations for further research in this field. To accomplish this task, data were collected from 15 specialist academic journals that focus on higher education.

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Section: Analysis Of Qualitative Findings: Publications Per Themementioning

confidence: 99%

Analysing the literature on university social responsibility: A review of selected higher education journals

Jorge

Peña

2017

Higher Education Quarterly

123

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“…A common institutional effort to increase student satisfaction is a stronger involvement of students in quality assurance and enhancement (Brennan et al ., 2003; Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), 2009) and governance arrangements (Eliophotou‐Menon, 2003; Boland, 2005; Frost, 2008; Lizzio and Wilson, 2009).…”

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Institutional Level Student Engagement and Organisational Cultures

Velden¹

2012

Higher Education Quarterly

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Driven by the growing presence of market forces within higher education worldwide, universities are changing the way they engage with students. This article explores how a university's internal culture relates to engagement with students and their views. It builds on wider research into student engagement and organisational cultures. The organisational cultures of two universities are mapped against a typology developed by McNay, which was extended by the author to include aspects of institutional engagement with students. It appears that corporate and bureaucratic institutional cultures that may respond well to external pressures on institutions (regulation, performance indicators, audits and policy pressure) are not conducive to engagement with student opinion. The stronger preference of students remains a collegial, partnership‐based approach for enhancement of the student experience. This study will be of interest to institutional managers, student (union) leaders, academics and practitioners who seek to improve the student experience through effective engagement with student views.

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“…Statutory shared governance arrangements can be seen as an attempt to legislate and regulate public decision-making practice (Boland, 2005). The research argues for the strengthening of the argumentative community to which Molander (2002) refers.…”

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“…As context, the research connects the dots between the role of the university and the public good and more deliberative democracy through the shared governance model. The university's contributions to broader social goals such as equity and justice, as well as the way it effectively positions itself as an institutional site for the promotion of democratic citizenship, are important manifestations of its service to society (Boland, 2005;Morrow, 1998). Student participation in the governance process can be a powerful means to foster meaningful engagement while strengthening the values of political democracy within universities (Boland, 2005:207).…”

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Toward Deliberative Democracy: The Institutional Forum as an Innovative Shared Governance Mechanism in South African Higher Education

Griffin

2018

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The aim of this article is to explore the effects of the Institutional Forum, a governance innovation legislated in South Africa in 1997, as a mechanism that would contribute toward the democratisation of university governance. Forums were established to confront the legacy of structured disadvantage and to reorient the educational experience towards greater horizontal accountability.The article provides commentary on the Forum's impact vis-à-vis participative ethos and deliberative democracy against the backdrop of the South African government's post-apartheid commitments. Findings reveal challenges in the Forum's make-up and implementation that are linked to its degree of influence. Ultimately, the conclusions convey perspectives on role ambiguity and conflictual power dynamics. "The Student Representative Council (SRC) is being suffocated by the inaction of university management. … We can't breathe. "SRC Representative,

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Student participation in shared governance: A means of advancing democratic values?

Cited by 45 publications

References 10 publications

Analysing the literature on university social responsibility: A review of selected higher education journals

Analysing the literature on university social responsibility: A review of selected higher education journals

Institutional Level Student Engagement and Organisational Cultures

Toward Deliberative Democracy: The Institutional Forum as an Innovative Shared Governance Mechanism in South African Higher Education

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