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Defining the Effectiveness of Governing Bodies
The Committee of University Chairs (CUC) and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education are supporting work on this important aspect of governance. In particular:
- A major study by Allan Schofield examines what is an effective governing body in higher education. His report sets out a comprehensive analysis of how the effectiveness of governance can be addressed.
- During 2010 the CUC and LFHE began a project with 16 higher education institutions to pilot a new approach to reviewing governing body effectiveness. This has led to a Framework for Identifying Governing Body Effectiveness in Higher Education, which is now available for use by institutions.
- Recent research by David Llewellyn has shown that good working relationships between the chair, the vice-chancellor or principal and the clerk or secretary are important components of an effective governing body. These relationships and dynamics help to analyse how boards work rather than what they do.
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