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Nikos Macheridis
Senior lecturer
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Professionalism between profession and governance : how university teachers’ professionalism shapes coordination
Author
Summary, in English
The purpose of this article is to analyze how university teachers’ professionalism shapes the coordination processes in higher education institutions (HEIs). By developing an innovative framework, which combines governance theories and theories about professionalization, we found that university teachers’ roles in coordination with governance actors in HEIs follow two different logics: to comply with decisions, policies and rules; to follow their own professional attributes, interests and desires. We add to the current literature by conceptualizing these as two different processes; one of professionalism and one of governance. The professionalization process mainly concerns substantive questions about teaching and its connection to research, and it primarily takes place in collegial conversations, while the governance process concerns questions about form and procedures and emerges when rules and regulations are implemented. The two processes meet when trade unions, professional associations and accreditation institutes act as platforms or arenas for discussions.
Department/s
- Department of Business Administration
Publishing year
2019
Language
English
Pages
470-485
Publication/Series
Studies in Higher Education
Volume
44
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Work Sciences
Keywords
- coordination
- profession
- professionalism
- teacher
- University governance
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0307-5079