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University Governance

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University Governance

Scholarship on higher education governance focuses on both external (system-level) and internal (institutional) structures, processes and practices that determine how authority is distributed and exercised.

Books

The Role of University Governing Boards in Canadian Higher Education book cover.

By Dominik Antonowicz and Glen A. Jones

University Governance in Canada book cover.

By Julia Eastman, Glen A. Jones, Claude Trottier, and Olivier Bégin-Caouette

Governance of Higher Education book cover.

By Glen A. Jones and Ian Austin​​​​​​​

Governance of Higher Education: Global Perspectives, Theories, and Practices book cover.

By Ian Austin and Glen A. Jones

Governing Higher Education: National Perspectives on Institutional Governance book cover.

By Alberto Amaral, Glen Jones, and B. Karseth

Papers





Bégin-Caouette, Olivier, Trottier, Claude, Eastman, Julia, Jones, Glen A., *Nuomi, Christian, *Li, Sharon, X. (2018). Analyse de la gouvernance systémique des universités au Québec et comparaisons avec quatre autres provinces canadiennes. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 48 (3), 1-22.


Eastman, Julia, Jones, Glen A., *Bégin-Caouette, Olivier, *Li, Sharon X., *Noumi, Christian & Trottier, Claude (2018). Provincial Oversight and University Autonomy in Canada: Findings of a Comparative Study of Canadian University Governance. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 48 (3), 65-81.




Pennock, Lea, Jones, Glen A., Leclerc, Jeff M., and Li, Sharon X. (2016). Challenges and Opportunities for Collegial Governance at Canadian Universities: Reflections on a Survey of Academic Senates. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 46 (3). 73-89.



Bégin-Caouette, Olivier and Jones Glen A. (2014) Student Organizations in Canada and Quebec's 'Maple Spring'. Studies in Higher Education.


Jones, Glen A. (2013). Governing Quality: Positioning Student Learning as a Core Objective of Institutional and System-Level Governance.  International Journal of Chinese Higher Education, 2 (2), 189-203. 



Pennock, L, Jones, G. A., Leclerc, J. M., and Li, S. S. (2012). “Academic Senates and University Governance in Canada: Changes in Structure and Perceptions of Senate Members.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers, Belgrade, Serbia, September 10-12, 2012.


Côté, André C., Jones, Glen A., and Shapiro, Bernard J. (2011). Strengthening Governance At Concordia: A Collective Challenge. Report of the External Governance Review Committee. Montreal: Concordia University. 




Jones, Glen A. (2010). Governing Higher Education: Current Themes and Issues. Paper presented at the conference entitled Foro National de la Calidad Educativa 2010, organized by the Ministry of Education, Government of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, July 27-29, 2010. A Spanish translation of this paper was published as: Jones, Glen A. (2010). Governanda la educación superior: temas y problemas actuales (Governing Higher Education: Current Themes and Issues). Revista International Magisterio (in Spanish). 45, 40-45.