Management and Governance in Higher Education: South African Universities under Siege

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dc.contributor.authorWolhuter, C
dc.contributor.authorLanga, P
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-04T20:31:47Z
dc.date.available2022-08-04T20:31:47Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe recent spate of changes in university management worldwide should be carefully considered, interrogated and assessed against its impact on the capacity of the university fulfilling its unique role in society. For various justifiable reasons, South African higher education has been finding itself under the spotlight of the international community since 1994. The article surveys the South African academic profession vis à vis the changes that have been taking place regarding university governance and management. It is concluded that the South African academic profession, as far as (de jure and de facto) governance and management are concerned, find themselves sandwiched between two forces: from national and institutional governance on top, and the student corps from the bottom. This threatens the very survival of the university. A new exercise surveying the South African academic profession, as provided for by the Academic Profession in Knowledge Society (APIKS) international survey of the academic profession currently taking place, appears both timous and promisingen_US
dc.identifier.citationWolhuter, C.C., and P. Langa. “Management and Governance in Higher Education: South African Universities Under Siege.” Acta paedagogica Vilnensia 46 (2021): 105–118. Web.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1392-5016
dc.identifier.uriDOI: 10.15388/ActPaed.2021.46.7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7695
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVilnius University Pressen_US
dc.subjectAcademic Professionen_US
dc.subjectHigher Educationen_US
dc.subjectManagerialismen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectStudent Activismen_US
dc.titleManagement and Governance in Higher Education: South African Universities under Siegeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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