Governance and Management in Higher Education

Enakshi Sengupta serves as Director at the Centre for Teaching and Learning and is Associate Professor of Business  at the American University of Afghanistan.Patrick Blessinger is adjunct Associate Professor of Education at St. John's University, USA. He is also a Chief Research Scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association. Nasiruddin Nezaami is Chair of the Law department at the American University of Afghanistan.

This book presents the significant transformations of Higher Education at a global level, strengthening it in order to support students and becoming more resilient and competitive. Governance, management, partnership, processes of managing risks, quality practices and standards, institutional rankings, strategic innovations, are some the main issues that are covered from book authors. Each of the articles brings a different perspective that can be referred to or used in other settings. The book provides a theoretical and practical framework and it can be considered as a resource book for university professors, students, management bodies, and policy makers ensuring sustainable development and quality standards for Higher Education.

• Part I. Governance and Daily Practices Chapter 1. Introduction to Governance and Management in Higher Education; Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger, and Nasiruddin Nezaami Chapter 2. The Role of Enterprise – Wide Risk Assessment in Developing Resilient Higher Education Institutions; Christopher Bamber Chapter 3. Building Trust and Collaborative Participation in the Strategic Plan: Exploring the Interplay of Governance and Daily Practices at Williams College; Damien Boutillon Chapter 4. Improving Operational – Developmental Connections: Creating Positive ‘Butterfly Effects’ in Universities; Russell Foote and Eglantina Hysa Chapter 5. HE Professional Services Staff as Regulatory Policy Actors: An English Case Study; Françoise Mckay Chapter 6. Academic Municipalities: Understanding University Governance as Urban Politics; Ryan Litsey and Jon Mcnaughtan Chapter 7. Processes for Managing Risk in Higher Education; Rebecca Page-Tickell and Graeme Sloane Part II. Strategic Plans & Policies Chapter 8. Governance of Universities as Public Higher Education Institutions: A South African Context; Adéle Moodly and Owen Skae Chapter 9. What is the Mission of this University? The Question of Isomorphism and Quality Practices in the Era of Institutional Rankings; Nomanesi Madikizela-Madiya Chapter 10. Higher Education Institutions: Creating and Implementing Regional Innovative Knowledge Communities – A Comparative Study of Finland and Australia; Sharon Lierse, Ilkka Väänänen, Kati Peltonen, Kirsi Kiiskinen, Chloe Ward, and Bruce Wilson Chapter 11. Beyond The Champion- Governance and Management of Strategic Innovation in Higher Education Teaching and Learning; Anahita Baregheh, Thomas Carey, and Gina O’connor