Zeitschrift für Hochschuldidaktik Nr. 2000/4
University Reform - Which Direction to Take?
Comtributions for the Search after an adequate Identity
Gertrude BRINEK (Vienna, Austria)
Autonomy for Institutions of Higher Education - Can an Organisational Reform (also) be Justified from a Pedagogic Point of View?
Summary
In recent centuries universities have changed from medieval teaching-corporations to state-run study-enterprises. At least since Austria sees itself as part of Europian Union, it is also confronted by changes for education and university politics. Thus Austrian universities are engaged in a reform-debate about ‘contracting out' to private sectors, developing competition and increasing autonomy. The justification is mainly drawn from organisational theory and practice and from analysis of educational politics, only to a lesser extent the core, the idea of universities is the subject. In this contribution therefore the question is analyzed, whether a request for (more) autonomy for universities can be justified (also) by educational considerations.
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