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McStravock, Kevin – Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 2023
Students who serve on the governing body of UK and Irish higher education institutions often report challenges due to a perceived power dynamic. This study explored the perspectives of power among current and former student governors (n = 14). This research highlighted the importance of power and its role in determining the influence (or lack of)…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Governance, Higher Education, Student Participation
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Opposs, Dennis; Baird, Jo-Anne; Chankseliani, Maia; Stobart, Gordon; Kaushik, Amit; McManus, Hugh; Johnson, David – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2020
Seldom have comparative studies of educational assessment systems been undertaken, especially regarding their standard setting procedures. This study examines the effects of governance structures on the power relations in standard setting in the dominant school-leaving or university-entrance examinations. We present acritical analysis of the…
Descriptors: Governance, Standard Setting, Educational Assessment, College Entrance Examinations
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Bótas, Paulo Charles Pimentel; Huisman, Jeroen – European Journal of Higher Education, 2012
This article explores how power relations are constructed in the governance of higher education institutions. It examines and deconstructs, from a Foucauldian perspective, power relations and mechanisms in the relationship between the state and higher education institutions, and between academic and management staff. This research article…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, Power Structure, Benchmarking