Higher Education Management and Policy

Volume 21/1 Volume 2009 Higher Education Management and Policy JOURNAL OF THE PROGRAMME ON INSTITUTIONAL Higher Education MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION Management A Faustian Bargain? Institutional Responses to National and International Rankings Peter W.A. West 9 and Policy “Standards Will Drop” – and Other Fears about the Equality Agenda in Higher Education JOURNAL OF THE PROGRAMME Chris Brink 19 ON INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT The Knowledge Economy and Higher Education: A System for Regulating IN HIGHER EDUCATION the Value of Knowledge Simon Marginson 39 Rankings and the Battle for World-Class Excellence: Institutional Strategies and Policy Choices Ellen Hazelkorn 55 What’s the Difference? A Model for Measuring the Value Added by Higher Education in Australia Higher Education Management and Policy Hamish Coates 77 Defining the Role of Academics in Accountability Elaine El-Khawas 97 The Growing Accountability Agenda: Progress or Mixed Blessing? Jamil Salmi 109 The Regional Engagement of Universities: Building Capacity in a Sparse Innovation Environment Paul Benneworth and Alan Sanderson 131 Subscribers to this printed periodical are entitled to free online access. If you do not yet have online access via your institution’s network, contact your librarian or, if you subscribe personally, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Volume 21/1 2009 ISSN 1682-3451 2009 SUBSCRIPTION (3 ISSUES) -:HRLGSC=XYZUUU: Volume 21/1 �� 89 2009 01 1 P 2009 JOURNAL OF THE PROGRAMME ON INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION Higher Education Management and Policy Volume 21/1 ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT The OECD is a unique forum where the governments of 30 democracies work together to address the economic, social and environmental challenges of globalisation. 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Information for authors wishing to submit articles for publication appears at the end of this issue. Articles and related correspondence should be sent to the editor: Professor Vin Massaro Professorial Fellow LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne 153 Barry Street Carlton, Victoria 3010, Australia E-mail contact: [email protected] To subscribe send your order to: OECD Publications Service 2, rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France 2009 subscription (3 issues): EUR 129 USD 169 GBP 90 JPN 18 300 Online bookshop: www.oecdbookshop.org HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND POLICY – VOLUME 21/1 – ISSN 1682-3451 – © OECD 2009 3 NOTE TO READERS Note to Readers This issue of Higher Education Management and Policy is the first under the editorship of Professor Vin Massaro. Vin is Professorial Fellow at the LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management, The University of Melbourne. He has considerable experience in senior educational management in universities and government, and as a consultant and advisor in Australia and internationally. He has also been chairman and a member of several company boards. Vin's research interests are in higher education policy and management, with particular emphasis on quality assurance and governance, and he has published widely on these subjects. As chair of the Editorial Advisory Group, and on behalf of the IMHE Governing Board, I thank Professor Michael Shattock for his excellent work as editor for the past eight years. During that time Higher Education Management and Policy has grown in strength and reputation. The range and quality of articles bear witness to Mike's wide knowledge of, and practical commitment to, improving governance and management in higher education. Mike will continue to serve as a member of the Editorial Advisory Group. Elaine El-Khawas Chair, Editorial Advisory Group The Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) is a membership forum serving policy makers in national and regional authorities, managers of higher education institutions, and researchers. IMHE provides strategic analysis and advice on institutional leadership, management, research and innovation in a global knowledge economy, and reform and governance in higher education. The Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education is part of the OECD. IMHE is the only OECD forum open to higher education institutions. Established in 1969, IMHE now has 220 members from 41 different countries. IMHE research areas and activities are determined by the IMHE Governing Board, made up of elected representatives of IMHE members in each country. The role of the Governing Board is to develop and monitor the IMHE programme of work, implemented by the Secretariat. 4 HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND POLICY – VOLUME 21/1 – ISSN 1682-3451 – © OECD 2009 EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP Editorial Advisory Group Elaine EL-KHAWAS George Washington University, United States (Chair) Philip G. ALTBACH Boston College, United States Chris DUKE RMIT University, Australia John GODDARD Newcastle University, United Kingdom Leo GOEDEGEBUURE University of New England, Australia Ellen HAZELKORN Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland Salvador MALO Instituto Mexico de la Competitividad, Mexico Vin MASSARO University of Melbourne, Australia V. Lynn MEEK University of Melbourne, Australia Robin MIDDLEHURST University of Surrey, United Kingdom José-Ginés MORA University of London, United Kingdom Jan SADLAK UNESCO-CEPES, Romania Jamil SALMI The World Bank, United States Michael SHATTOCK University of London, United Kingdom Sheila SLAUGHTER University of Georgia, United States HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND POLICY – VOLUME 21/1 – ISSN 1682-3451 – © OECD 2009 5 EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP Andrée SURSOCK European University Association, Belgium Ulrich TEICHLER INCHER-Kassel, Germany Luc WEBER Université de Genève, Switzerland Akiyoshi YONEZAWA Tohoku University, Japan Frank ZIEGELE Centre for Higher Education Development, Germany 6 HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND POLICY – VOLUME 21/1 – ISSN 1682-3451 – © OECD 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents A Faustian Bargain? Institutional Responses to National and International Rankings Peter W.A. West . 9 “Standards Will Drop” – and Other Fears about the Equality Agenda in Higher Education Chris Brink. 19 The Knowledge Economy and Higher Education: A System for Regulating the Value of Knowledge Simon Marginson . 39 Rankings and the Battle for World-Class Excellence: Institutional Strategies and Policy Choices Ellen Hazelkorn . 55 What’s the Difference? A Model for Measuring the Value Added by Higher Education in Australia Hamish Coates . 77 Defining the Role of Academics in Accountability Elaine El-Khawas. 97 The Growing Accountability Agenda: Progress or Mixed Blessing? Jamil Salmi . 109 The Regional Engagement of Universities: Building Capacity in a Sparse Innovation Environment Paul Benneworth and Alan Sanderson . 131 HIGHER EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND POLICY – VOLUME 21/1 – ISSN 1682-3451 – © OECD 2009 7 ISSN 1682-3451 Higher Education Management and Policy Volume 21/1 © OECD 2009 A Faustian Bargain? Institutional Responses to National and International

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