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dc.contributor.authorKvilhaugsvik, Hanne
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-10T12:46:32Z
dc.date.available2021-06-10T12:46:32Z
dc.date.created2021-02-23T10:42:30Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2156-8235
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2758865
dc.description.abstractUniversities are increasingly expected to cooperate with society and the world of work to ensure relevant higher education. One example is the introduction of mandated employer panels, where external members are brought in to advise universities on study programmes. Building on research on third mission activities, this article examines employer panels’ role in university governance through a comparative case study of two Danish and two Norwegian employer panels. The article employs a historical-institutionalist approach emphasising path dependency and embedded agency and integrates contributions from the welfare state and political economy literature. The empirical material consists of interviews with nine panel members, as well as documents from panel meetings. The article finds similarities in background but differences in the organisation of panels, with more specialisation in Denmark. The cases suggest that the panels can be understood as layers to established cooperation with the world of work, and the findings show an emphasis on shared interests. This is analysed in light of Nordic traditions for coordination, as well as a bridging strategy for university leadership. The article finds that university leadership can shape cooperation by managing recruitment, agendas, and reporting, but the cases also illustrate tensions and possible challenges.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleBridging higher education and the world of work? Employer panels in Nordic university governanceen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 the author.en_US
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cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21568235.2021.1886138
dc.identifier.cristin1892659
dc.source.journalEuropean Journal of Higher Educationen_US
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Journal of Higher Education. 2021en_US


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