Ian Austin is the Deputy Director for Continuing and Professional Education at the University of the West Indies, Open Campus, Barbados. Glen A. Jones is Ontario Research Chair in Postsecondary Education Policy and Measurement, and Professor of Higher Education at the University of Toronto, Canada.
This book is a masterful compilation of global theories and realities of academic governance. It provides a coherent discussion of the ideas behind university governance as well as the realities of the 21st century. --Philip G. Altbach, Founding Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA Higher education is ever more important and in its governance (variously directed, managed, collegial and democratic) there is much at stake. Governance of Higher Education has done a marvelous job in opening a complex field to common scrutiny and understanding. It will be used throughout the world. Highly recommended. --Simon Marginson, Joint Editor-in-Chief of Higher Education and Professor of International Higher Education, University College London, UK Based in theory and comparative in scope, Governance of Higher Education is a compressive and cutting-edge account of the topic. A resource for anyone interested in the ways in which higher education systems are organized and managed. --Brendan Cantwell, Assistant Professor of Educational Administration, Michigan State University, USA