In practice, however, the question of whether universities can deploy freely their internal resources without being influenced by the results of RAE ratings and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) framework of quality and standards remains. With invasive quality monitoring arrangements, called the ‘quality revolution’ by Newton (2002), the accountability on universities becomes strong and formal but the autonomy may be shrinking.
Even though universities assert what they think to be right, the whole context appears to be slipping from academic control into the hand of politicians (Russell 1993) while the government seeks to retain its grip on the shape of the higher education sector (Robertson 1998). English universities have often been reminded of economic role to promote national and international market competitiveness (e.g., Dearing Report 1997). Under such circumstances, the tightening links between government funding and university performance are expected to continue. Although the legal autonomy for universities is still in place, the room universities to exercise such autonomy can be more constrained than ever.
In practice, however, the question of whether universities can deploy freely their internal resources without being influenced by the results of RAE ratings and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) framework of quality and standards remains. With invasive quality monitoring arrangements, called the ‘quality revolution’ by Newton (2002), the accountability on universities becomes strong and formal but the autonomy may be shrinking.
Even though universities assert what they think to be right, the whole context appears to be slipping from academic control into the hand of politicians (Russell 1993) while the government seeks to retain its grip on the shape of the higher education sector (Robertson 1998). English universities have often been reminded of economic role to promote national and international market competitiveness (e.g., Dearing Report 1997). Under such circumstances, the tightening links between government funding and university performance are expected to continue. Although the legal autonomy for universities is still in place, the room universities to exercise such autonomy can be more constrained than ever.
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