Title Restructuring Universities : Politics and Power in the Management of Change

Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (207 pages) Series Routledge Library Editions: Higher Education Ser. ; v. 31 Routledge Library Editions: Higher Education Ser Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE; Chapter 1: University Development; 1.1 The growth of British universities; 1.2 Technological education and the Colleges of Advanced Technology; 1.3 Expansion ... ; 1.4 The University Grants Committee's changing role; 1.5 ... and the beginnings of contraction; Chapter 2: The University of Aston in Birmingham; 2.1 Early history; 2.2 The university charter; 2.3 The years of expansion; 2.4 The Vice-Chancellors; Chapter 3: Restructuring the University System; 3.1 The 1979 Conservative government 3.2 Overseas students3.3 Direct reductions in UGC support; 3.4 Discriminating between the discriminators; 3.5 Distributing the damage; 3.6 Assessing the damage; THE CASE STUDY OF CHANGE; Chapter 4: The Management of Change at Aston; 4.1 Change in a single institution; 4.2 Before the letter: July 1980-June 1981; 4.3 The week of the letter -- 1 July 1981-8 July 1981; 4.4 Two years of turmoil -- July 1981-July 1983; 4.5 Restructuring -- July 1983-December 1985; 4.6 The pursuit of excellence; 4.7 Five years of change; Chapter 5: The Death of a Department; 5.1 Development until 1981 5.2 The announcement of a possibly fatal illness5.3 Death by dismemberment; 5.4 Summary; Chapter 6: Innovation in Adversity; 6.1 Short and long-term demands; 6.2 The Centre for Extension Education; 6.3 The Science Park; 6.4 Campus physical development; 6.5 Innovation in teaching; THE POLITICS OF CHANGE; Chapter 7: Models of University Organizations; 7.1 The nature and use of models; 7.2 Models that stress rationality; 7.3 Models that stress ambiguity; 7.4 Political and interactionist models; 7.5 Composite models; 7.6 An outline of a new model; Chapter 8: Academics as Managers 8.1 Introduction8.2 The Vice-Chancellor's political resources; 8. 3 Models as political resources; 8.4 Heads of departments; 8.5 The Association of University Teachers; Chapter 9: The Need for a New Policy; 9.1 Summary; 9.2 Predicting the future for the university system; 9.3 Predicting the future for Aston; 9.4 The need for a new policy; Bibliography; Index Notes Print version record Subject Management. Universities and colleges -- Administration. Universities and colleges -- Business management. management. Academics. Birmingham. Change. Departments. Education Policy. Innovation. Management. Models of University Organization. New Policy. Organization. Policy. Politics. Power. Restructuring. University. University Development. University Organization. University of Aston. University System. Universities and colleges -- Business management Management Universities and colleges -- Administration Form Electronic book ISBN 9780429829079 0429829078 9780429829062 042982906X 9780429829055 0429829051 9780429448898 0429448899

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