Browsing Det utdanningsvitenskapelige fakultet by Author "Maassen, Peter"

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  • Change in university governance structures in continental Europe 
    Gornitzka, Åse; Maassen, Peter; De Boer, Harry (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
    This article discusses changes with respect to university governance structures in six comprehensive universities in Europe. We present an analytical framework on the basis of which we conduct a comparative analysis of the ...
  • European Flagship universities: Autonomy and change 
    Gornitzka, Åse; Maassen, Peter (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
    The article introduces this special issue of Higher Education Quarterly in which results of a research project on 'European Flagship Universities: Balancing Academic Excellence and Socio‐economic Relevance' are presented ...
  • External stakeholders and internal practices in departments of teacher education at European universities 
    Aarrevaara, Timo; Wikstrom, Janne; Maassen, Peter (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
    Research‐intensive universities are operating in an environment of conflicting goals and priorities. Their status in research as well as education is dependent on their performance in various global arenas where performance ...
  • From organised anarchy to de-coupled bureaucracy: The transformation of university organisation 
    Maassen, Peter; Stensaker, Bjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Based on key governance and organisational characteristics from the 1970s universities have been conceptualised as organised anarchies and loosely coupled systems. More recently, a number of studies have argued that ...
  • Governance for excellence and diversity? The impact of central and regional affiliation for the strategic positioning of Chinese top universities 
    Dong, Xilu; Maassen, Peter; Stensaker, Bjørn; Xu, Xiuling (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Abstract Through analysis of the strategic ambitions of China’s top universities, this article studies the relationship between governance structures at the system level and strategic institutional adaptations. In China, ...
  • Quo Vadis EHEA: Balancing Structural Continuation and Political Variety 
    Jungblut, Jens Patrick Wilhelm; Maassen, Peter; Elken, Mari (Chapter / Bokkapittel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    While the EHEA has achieved its goal to reduce structural barriers for student and staff mobility, the situation is different when it comes to the realization of the agreed upon promotion of basic values and principles. ...
  • Student partnership: exploring the dynamics in and between different conceptualizations 
    Holen, Rasa; Ashwin, Paul; Maassen, Peter; Stensaker, Bjørn (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    The concept of student partnership has attracted increased attention during the last decade, often due to an assumption that it can mitigate neo-liberal agendas and practices in teaching and learning. A review of definitions ...
  • Studieprogramledelse – et spørsmål om organisering? 
    Stensaker, Bjørn; Elken, Mari; Maassen, Peter (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Utdanningsledelse har blitt fremmet som et viktig tiltak for å øke kvalitet i norsk høyere utdanning, men det har vært relativt begrenset kunnskap om hva utdanningsledelse på studieprogramnivå består av. Studieprogramledere ...
  • The European University Initiative – investigating alliance formation and initial profile developments 
    Stensaker, Bjørn; Maassen, Peter; Rosso, Arianna (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Abstract The European University Initiative (EUI) – launched by the European Commission in 2018 has been received with considerable interest from higher education institutions in Europe with hundreds of institutions forming ...
  • The practices of quality management in Norwegian higher education: Collaboration and control in study programme design and delivery 
    Stensaker, Bjørn; Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Maassen, Peter (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
    Purpose: In recent decades, higher education institutions have been encouraged to develop their own internal management systems as a response to perceived quality challenges in the sector. These quality management (QM) ...
  • University governance and leadership in Continental Northwestern Europe 
    de Boer, Harry; Maassen, Peter (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2020)
    With regard to the governance structures of European universities, changes have been proposed aimed at their democratic nature, the composition of governing bodies, the degree of centralisation in decision-making and ...
  • University reform and institutional autonomy: A framework for analysing the living autonomy 
    Maassen, Peter; Gornitzka, Åse; Fumasoli, Tatiana (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
    In this article we discuss recent university reforms aimed at enhancing university autonomy, highlighting various tensions in the underlying reform ideologies. We examine how the traditional interpretation of university ...
  • The university's governance paradox 
    Maassen, Peter (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)
    One can observe a growing external pressure on universities to become more responsive to society through proactively engaging in various types of competition—competing for students, staff, external funding, and for academic ...