Collegial governance in postwar Australian universities

Barnes, J

Collegial governance in postwar Australian universities

Barnes, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: History of Education Review, 2020, 49, (2), pp. 149-164
Issue Date:: 2020-05-04

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dc.contributor.author	Barnes, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6113-7620
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-09T09:22:01Z
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dc.date.issued	2020-05-04
dc.identifier.citation	History of Education Review, 2020, 49, (2), pp. 149-164
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dc.description.abstract	© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline the structures of collegial governance in Australian universities between 1945 and the “Dawkins reforms” of the late 1980s. It describes the historical contours of collegial governance in practice, the changes it underwent, and the structural limits within which it was able to operate. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis is based upon the writings of academics and university administrators from the period, with more fine-grained exemplification provided by archival and other evidence from Faculties of Arts and their equivalents in newer universities. Findings: Elements of hierarchy and lateral organisation coexisted in the pre-Dawkins university in ways not generally made explicit in the existing literature. This mixture was sustained by ideals about academic freedom. Research limitations/implications: By historicising “collegiality” the research problematises polemical uses of the term, either for or against. It also seeks to clarify the distinctiveness of contemporary structures—especially for those with no first-hand experience of the pre-Dawkins university—by demonstrating historical difference without resort to nostalgia. Originality/value: “Collegiality” is a common concept in education and organisation studies, as well as in critiques of the contemporary corporate university. However, the concept has received little sustained historical investigation. A clearer history of collegial governance is valuable both in its own right and as a conceptually clarifying resource for contemporary analyses of collegiality and managerialism.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Emerald
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dc.subject	1303 Specialist Studies in Education, 2103 Historical Studies
dc.title	Collegial governance in postwar Australian universities
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© 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline the structures of collegial governance in Australian universities between 1945 and the “Dawkins reforms” of the late 1980s. It describes the historical contours of collegial governance in practice, the changes it underwent, and the structural limits within which it was able to operate. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis is based upon the writings of academics and university administrators from the period, with more fine-grained exemplification provided by archival and other evidence from Faculties of Arts and their equivalents in newer universities. Findings: Elements of hierarchy and lateral organisation coexisted in the pre-Dawkins university in ways not generally made explicit in the existing literature. This mixture was sustained by ideals about academic freedom. Research limitations/implications: By historicising “collegiality” the research problematises polemical uses of the term, either for or against. It also seeks to clarify the distinctiveness of contemporary structures—especially for those with no first-hand experience of the pre-Dawkins university—by demonstrating historical difference without resort to nostalgia. Originality/value: “Collegiality” is a common concept in education and organisation studies, as well as in critiques of the contemporary corporate university. However, the concept has received little sustained historical investigation. A clearer history of collegial governance is valuable both in its own right and as a conceptually clarifying resource for contemporary analyses of collegiality and managerialism.

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