VIRTUAL EVENT: The changing role of students in British university governance
In this talk, we will focus on the changing role of students in British higher education (HE) governance. We will review three societal periods: the welfare state, the market society and the digital economy.
VIRTUAL EVENT: The changing role of students in British university governance
15 Apr 2021, 14:00 – 15:00
Within the past three decades, the student has shifted from a partner with significant involvement in governing universities, to a consumer whose influence reflects in self-interest enacted via choice and consumer rights.
Our main argument is that the governing role of students is fundamentally tied to the role of the university in the society and prevailing economic order, and it is therefore changing yet again in the new phase of digital economy.
This webinar will propose an approach to examine the student role in HE governance in the new digital economy as ‘governing with data’ and ‘governing of data’.
In the first case, students are approached as digital users and data producers to inform university practices. In the second, they are made liable to various user agreements but have no actual influence on decision-making.
We will discuss the direction of travel for the new student stakeholder as digital user in the contemporary digitalised university.
Speakers
- Rille Raaper, Durham University
- Janja Komljenovic, Lancaster University
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Ticketing
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Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes