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Intermediary bodies in UK higher education governance, with particular reference to universities UK

Locke, W; (2017) Intermediary bodies in UK higher education governance, with particular reference to universities UK. In: A Comparative Study on the Functions of University Associations and Professional Bodies in Higher Education Governance. (pp. pp. 33-48). : University, Tokyo, Japan. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper offers critical reflections on the role, functions, problems and challenges of intermediary bodies in the United Kingdom, and particularly on Universities UK, which represents the heads of most HEIs. In an increasingly marketised, competitive and globalised higher education system, the roles and functions of intermediary bodies are being questioned and they face serious problems of credibility with both government and institutions. A special focus is on Universities UK: its role, functions, structure and the problems it faces. However, the challenges identified apply to all intermediary bodies in the UK and, perhaps, elsewhere. In particular, it is argued that they need to reinvent themselves as key players at both national and institutional levels and thereby make a serious contribution to policy-making at a critical time in the realisation of mass higher education in the UK.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Intermediary bodies in UK higher education governance, with particular reference to universities UK
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://rihejoho.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/wp/wp-content/up...
Language: English
Additional information: © 2018, Hiroshima University,Research Institute for Higher Education. All rights reserved. This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10065521
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