As governments continue to be the primary source of funding in public higher education, line functionaries at these institutions are not completely free to oppose the institutional agenda. In many instances, the national institutions align to national goals and objectives not always reflective on THE or Shanghai rankings. Public policy makers are now concern with impact on communities and the society, with relevance over esoterics and with pragmatic solutions to ordinary problems. Is there a growing dichotomy between these ideals by public officials and the institutions' line functionaries?
Interesting Question; I am following. For Now, my response is "Yes" there is a growing dichotomy between these ideals by public officials and the institutions' line functionaries.
It is a "dicey" situation because you may lose your funding. I think the dialogue needs to continue to come to a mutual understanding between the two parties, but time does not always allow for such dialogue.
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Debra
There is indeed a dichotomy between the line functionaries and the national agenda in public higher education. Most line functionaries save their faces and seats by dancing to the rhythm of the ruling government while handcuffing their valuable opinions, nailing them as it were, to the stake! Sincere academic officers in public higher education institutions who do not want to shut up and pulled like the helpless sheep are fingered and their offices stripped off them. Serious governments should embrace and welcome genius ideas from the line functionaries to improve the system rather than showing the exit for such hardworking and honest line functionaries.
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