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Governance in Saudi Higher Education

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Higher Education in Saudi Arabia

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This chapter explores the traditional models of academic governance that have dominated Saudi universities for decades and then analyses the potential impact of recent higher education reforms on processes of university governance in Saudi Arabia. The authors argue that the current governance model in Saudi universities may no longer be appropriate in meeting the range of important challenges now facing universities in the Kingdom.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Einas S. Al-Eisa

  2. Centre for Higher Education Management and Policy, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia

    Larry Smith

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  1. University of New England, Elm Avenue, Armidale, 2351, New South Wales, Australia

    Larry Smith

  2. Research and Studies (CHERS), Centre for Higher Education, Al Aqiq - Qalat Salah Addin 3785, Riyadh, 13515-6827, Saudi Arabia

    Abdulrahman Abouammoh

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Al-Eisa, E.S., Smith, L. (2013). Governance in Saudi Higher Education. In: Smith, L., Abouammoh, A. (eds) Higher Education in Saudi Arabia. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6321-0_3

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