Measuring institutional change : the application of two theoretical models to two South African higher education institutions
Master Thesis
2002
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The purpose of this study is to compare and assess two theoretical models of higher education institutional change: the policy response and the adaptational model. The policy response model is essentially a measurement of policy impact, and through the application of an indicator framework allows the evaluation of the extent to which a higher education institution has applied a government policy directive. The adaptational model is based on the idea that institutional change can be explained in terms of the categorisation of the strategic choices an institution makes in order to adapt to and survive in a constantly changing environment. The application of the two models is demonstrated through case studies of two South African higher education institutions: the University of Port Elizabeth and Peninsula Technikon.
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Bibliography: leaves 87-90.
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Bunting, L. 2002. Measuring institutional change : the application of two theoretical models to two South African higher education institutions. University of Cape Town.