A Study of Bureaucratic, Collegial and Political Models of Governance in Six Universities in Taiwan

Six sample universities in Taiwan, Republic of China had been selected to test the prevalence of the bureaucratic, collegial, and political models of academic governance of higher education. The study analyzed decision-making processes of five hierarchical levels: trustees, president, deans, chairpersons, and faculty, on the three organizational dimensions, educational programs, personnel and budget. The relationship and interaction between the observed current behaviors and preferred situations affected by the six independent variables, sex, age, position, rank, unit affiliation, and length of service, was documented and analyzed. The influence of persons in five hierarchical levels was also studied and compared. The analysis focused on the three alternative models of governance in current practice and in preferred situations and the influence of the five hierarchical levels on the three organizational dimensions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Educat.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Chang, Clement Chien-Pang

• Education, Higher

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8127561

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/66041