Balancing accountability and trust: university reforms in the Nordic countries

Kirsi Helena Pulkkinen; Hanne Foss Hansen; Lars Geschwind; Romulo Pinheiro; Jussi Kivistö; Elias Pekkola

Balancing accountability and trust: university reforms in the Nordic countries

Kirsi Helena Pulkkinen, Hanne Foss Hansen, Lars Geschwind, Romulo Pinheiro, Jussi Kivistö, Elias Pekkola

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This paper investigates the accountability mechanisms introduced in the universities in the Nordic countries by building on a typology of accountability types. By utilising survey data, it analyses how academics experience the changes in accountability mechanisms and how they perceive the impact of these changes on their performance. The analysis shows that especially
political/bureaucratic and managerial accountability demands have been strengthened. This development has fostered debates on how to measure academic performance. Some academics, more in Denmark than in the other countries, have experienced the development as a sign of mistrust.

Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Sivut	557-573
Julkaisu	Higher Education
Vuosikerta	78
Numero	3
Tila	Julkaistu - 21 tammik. 2019
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli

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Accountability
Trust
Universities
Nordic countries
Performance management
Policy Reforms
Academic perceptions

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FINNUT: Does it really matter? Assessing the performance effects of changes in leadership and management structures in Nordic High Education
Aarrevaara, T. (Vastuuhenkilö) & Pulkkinen, K. (Tutkija)
The Research Council of Norway
01.08.2015 → 31.07.2017
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Balancing accountability and trust: university reforms in the Nordic countries

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FINNUT: Does it really matter? Assessing the performance effects of changes in leadership and management structures in Nordic High Education

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