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Eternal (and internal) tensions? Conceptualising public accountability in South African higher education
December 2006
Steven Friedman, Omano Edigheji
Council on Higher Education (CHE)
An enquiry into the public accountability of higher education institutions in South Africa (or, indeed, in any society), requires us to pose several related questions. First, are South African higher education institutions accountable to the public in whose midst they operate? If so, of what does that accountability consist? And how can it be ensured in ways which do not compromise the intellectual freedom of those who work in higher education institutions?
Second, what is the place of higher education institutions’ public accountability in the context of democratic governance? Third, how can we balance the need for institutional autonomy with public accountability? Fourth, what is the public purpose of higher education institutions and what, therefore, is the purpose of their public accountability? By addressing these issues, we can begin to define and conceptualise higher education institutions’ public accountability in South Africa’s democratic order.
Keywords: higher education
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