TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the institutional challenges and impacts of higher education reforms in Indonesia
AU - Harun, Harun
AU - Wardhaningtyas, Setiyani
AU - Khan, Habib Zaman
AU - An, Yi
AU - Masdar, Rahma
PY - 2020/5/18
Y1 - 2020/5/18
N2 - This paper contributes to the academic literature on policy-making at the global level by empirically showing the nature and institutional challenges of higher education reforms under NPM principles. The authors explain the key strategies adopted by Indonesia’s government and the problems it faced in reforming its higher education system. The overall result was negative. The Indonesian reforms will not bring about meaningful outcomes unless the existing institutions, and the environment in which they operate, are also reformed. IMPACT: This paper offers new insights regarding the nature and impacts of higher education reforms in an emerging economy. The authors explain why positive outcomes from higher education reforms are difficult to achieve in developing economies, without reforming existing institutions such as the human resource systems and laws underpinning the operation of higher education. The paper has important insights for employers, government and university managers and academics in developing countries, including the importance of opening a nation’s university sector to international providers.
AB - This paper contributes to the academic literature on policy-making at the global level by empirically showing the nature and institutional challenges of higher education reforms under NPM principles. The authors explain the key strategies adopted by Indonesia’s government and the problems it faced in reforming its higher education system. The overall result was negative. The Indonesian reforms will not bring about meaningful outcomes unless the existing institutions, and the environment in which they operate, are also reformed. IMPACT: This paper offers new insights regarding the nature and impacts of higher education reforms in an emerging economy. The authors explain why positive outcomes from higher education reforms are difficult to achieve in developing economies, without reforming existing institutions such as the human resource systems and laws underpinning the operation of higher education. The paper has important insights for employers, government and university managers and academics in developing countries, including the importance of opening a nation’s university sector to international providers.
KW - Higher education
KW - Indonesia
KW - NPM
KW - outcomes
KW - university reforms
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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/understanding-institutional-challenges-impacts-higher-education-reforms-indonesia
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/028f066d-ae17-3bff-9166-36f42c173e49/
U2 - 10.1080/09540962.2019.1627063
DO - 10.1080/09540962.2019.1627063
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85068680989
SN - 1467-9302
VL - 40
SP - 307
EP - 315
JO - Public Money and Management
JF - Public Money and Management
IS - 4
ER -