학술논문
Public higher education governing boards: The role of social networks.
Document Type
Theses
Author
Source
Dissertation Abstracts International; Dissertation Abstract International; 72-11A.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Summary: Data collected from four public post-secondary governing boards from two states demonstrated that identifiable social networks did in fact exist for each governing board. Commonalities in the social networks were present across the four participating institutional governing boards. Additionally, governing board members' unanimously indicated that the recent financial crisis has created a unique period for higher education and is impacting institutional governance. Implications for theory, research, practice, and policy are discussed.