Evans, G. R.

Calling academia to account : rights and responsibilities / G.R. Evans. - Buckingham : Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, 1999. - 242 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk. - SRHE and Open University press imprint. .

Bibliography: (pages 226-232) and index.

Introduction -- Part 1: Calling to account in the wider world -- Values and the world of scholarship -- Rights and responsibilities: academic freedom and professional ethics -- Value for money -- The public interest -- Part 2: Calling to account within Universities -- Structure and purpose -- Institutional autonomy: academics and managers -- Membership, employment, office -- Making the rules: Internal legislation -- The rights of the subordinate and the insubordinate -- Resolving disputes -- Part 3: Standards: Accounting for academic decisions -- The value of a 'degree' -- Peer review and appraisal -- Forming academic judgements -- Ensuring sound procedures -- Reasonableness -- Conclusion.

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Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--Great Britain.
Universities and colleges--Evaluation.--Great Britain
Education, Higher--Administration.--Great Britain
Academic freedom--Great Britain.
Educational accountability--Great Britain.

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