In Search of Academic Quality

Informationen zum Autor Catherine Paradeise was Professor of Sociology at several French higher education institutions, lastly at Université Paris Est-Marne la Vallée (U-PEM). She was deputy director at the department of social sciences and humanities of French National Centre for Scientific Research and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (ENS-C), and co-founded the Institute for Research and Innovation in Society (IFRIS).   Jean-Claude Thoenig was Professor at the Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology, Dean and Professor at INSEAD (Fontainebleau), co-founder of EGOS (European Group for Organizational Studies) and the Ecole de Paris du Management, and Senior Researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. Klappentext This book is based on an international comparison observing a series of universities, where diversity remains huge when considering how single institutions position themselves in terms of quality standards and combine resources, as well as the alternatives they have access to given their organizational and cultural governance path dependence. Zusammenfassung This book is based on an international comparison observing a series of universities! where diversity remains huge when considering how single institutions position themselves in terms of quality standards and combine resources! as well as the alternatives they have access to given their organizational and cultural governance path dependence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I: THE ROAD TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 1. Addressing Evolving Societal Expectations 2. When Numbers Define Academic Quality II: MAKING SENSE OF DIVERSITIES 3. Quality Regimes And Organisational Instrumentation 4. Evaluating Faculty Contributions 5. Social Values, Norms, Cultures 6. Integration And Differentiation Processes III: THE ILLUSION OF A ONE BEST WAY 7. The Top Of The Pile Regime As Quality Reference 8. Is The Reference Model Replicable? Conclusion Toward Post-Excellence Quality? ...

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• Autori: Catherine Paradeise, Catherine Thoenig Paradeise, Jean-Claude Thoenig
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 04.08.2015
• EAN: 9781137298287
• ISBN: 978-1-137-29828-7
• Pagine: 246
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia internazionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Corsi per adulti; Management, B, Leadership, Business Strategy/Leadership, International business, International Economics, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Organization and Leadership, business strategy, Management & management techniques, Management science, School management and organization, Educational administration & organization, School administration, Development Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, International business enterprises, Business Strategy and Leadership, Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Diversity;integration;Organisation;organization;quality