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Democracy, shared governance, and the university
Author(s) -
Heaney Thomas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.392
Subject(s) - democracy , shared governance , corporate governance , participative decision making , democratic governance , public administration , sociology , adult education , higher education , adult learning , political science , public relations , connection (principal bundle) , pedagogy , management , engineering , law , structural engineering , politics , economics
This research builds on a connection between adult education and democracy by exploring best practices in shared governance in a major venue of adult education—the academy. Its purpose is to enhance democratic practices within the university and encourage the creation of new structures for shared decision making.