Academic Governance

Name: Academic Governance
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Academic GovernanceDisciplines and Policy\nAuthor(s): Jenny Lewis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138184756, 978-1138184756\nSynopsis\nAcademia is an important site for producing knowledge, which is crucial in driving economies and societies around the globe at the beginning of the 21st century. Yet surprisingly little is known about how contemporary universities are shaped by the formal and multiple demands they face from national policy requirements, particularly performance measurement. What effects do these policies have on individual universities and the academics who work within them? While policy surely has impacts on institutions and academics, there are also numerous other things that shape academic life. This books starting point is that there are three main shaping forces that govern academia intellectual curiosity, disciplinary traditions and research policy. Bringing these three levels together in.