Overview
- Argues that market forces and managerial practices are a necessary evil, but could and should be made a lesser evil
- Challenges the international trend of making external members a dominant majority on university governing boards
- Re-examines the importance of making higher education a public democratic sphere, particularly with regard to politically sensitive issues
Part of the book series: Governance and Citizenship in Asia (GOCIA)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The book examines both the positive and problematic outcomes of using market principles and managerialism to reform public higher education; questions the longstanding tradition of university chancellorship; explores the issue of external members holding the majority on university governing boards; probes into the dilemma of either relying on the system or a good chancellor and external members to preserve universities’ autonomy and academic freedom; and assesses the cost of students’ and academics’ civic engagement with regard to politically sensitive issues.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Wing-Wah Law is a professor at the University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Education. His research contributes to understanding the interplay between globalization and localization on education and development in various areas, including educational policy, higher education, citizenship and citizenship education, educational and curriculum reforms, culture and leadership, music education and social change. His work serves as a bridge for the exchange and development of educational research between China and the rest of the world.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Politics, Managerialism, and University Governance
Book Subtitle: Lessons from Hong Kong under China’s Rule since 1997
Authors: Wing-Wah Law
Series Title: Governance and Citizenship in Asia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7303-9
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7302-2Published: 10 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7303-9Published: 30 March 2019
Series ISSN: 2365-6255
Series E-ISSN: 2365-6263
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 223
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, Higher Education, Sociology of Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership