Epistemic Governance in Higher Education: Quality Enhancement of Universities for Development

“Epistemic governance” refers to the cognitive and knowledge firelated paradigms that underlie a social system. In this volume, the authors apply the concept to higher education. In a comprehensive review of recent literature, they define key terms and concepts, arguing that a good, effective and sustainable governance of higher education is not possible unless the epistemic structure and knowledge paradigms of higher education are addressed directly. Effective governance of academic instit...