Portuguese academics' perceptions of higher education institutions' governance and management

A Generational Perspective

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4098249
AutoresRui Santiago (0000-0003-0775-3921, University of Aveiro, autor de correspondencia), Teresa Carvalho (0000-0002-3368-3990, University of Aveiro), Sónia Cardoso (0000-0001-6504-8468)
Año2015
Volumen40
Número8
Páginas1471-1484
Fecha de publicación2015-09-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2015.1060709
OpenAlexW1544514031
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas16

This article aims to analyse academics' perceptions on changes in the governance and management of higher education institutions (HEIs) under a generational perspective. It is empirically based on the analysis of national data resulting from the ‘Changing Academic Profession’ international survey. Findings reveal a general tendency for the three different generations of academics to have similar perceptions on HEIs’ governance and management. The three groups tend to consider that faculty boards and academics hold the control of decisions in areas related to the regulation of academic work and career. However, this is especially evident among the younger generation. Furthermore, the three generational groups acknowledge having low influence in the definition of institutional policies at the top levels. Again this is more evident for the younger generation. Finally, all three generations identify the same features as characterising their institutions’ management model

Corporate governance · Economics · Higher education · Management · Perception · Political science · Portuguese · Public relations · Sociology · Survey data collection · Higher Education Governance and Development · Psychology