Browsing NIFU Open Access Archive by Author "Elken, Mari"
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Academic career structures in Europe : Perspectives from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria and the UK
Frølich, Nicoline; Wendt, Kaja; Reymert, Ingvild; Tellmann, Silje Maria; Elken, Mari; Kyvik, Svein; Vabø, Agnete; Larsen, Even Hellan (NIFU Report;2018:4, Research report, 2018-02)The higher education sector is increasingly important to society and national economies. Recruitment to academic positions, academic career prospects, and working conditions are critical issues in this regard. Importantly, ... -
Academic environment and quality of education : A literature review
Elken, Mari; Wollscheid, Sabine (NIFU Working Paper;2019:1, Working paper, 2019-01)The aim of the review was to explore current research evidence concerning the relationship between the characteristics of academic environments and the quality of education in higher education. The secondary aim of the ... -
Bounded innovation or agency drift? Developments in European higher education quality assurance
Elken, Mari; Stensaker, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)As higher education quality assurance in many countries in Europe has become a mature activity, some agencies carrying out external quality assurance are developing beyond their core tasks and missions. The current study ... -
Bærekraft og grønn omstilling i universitets- og høyskolesektoren
Flobakk-Sitter, Fride; Elken, Mari (NIFU Innsikt;2022:6, Others, 2022-06)En gjennomgang av sentrale strategidokumenter for universiteter og høyskoler i Norge viser at det er store variasjoner i hvilken grad lærestedene vektlegger og arbeider med bærekraftig omstilling. Selv om noen universiteter ... -
Collaborative design of governance instruments in higher education
Elken, Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)There is considerable focus on finding effective governance approaches. This article examines experiences with using more collaborative approaches to developing new governance instruments in the context of higher education. ... -
Conceptualising ‘quality work’ in higher education
Elken, Mari; Stensaker, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The issue of quality enhancement within higher education has attracted considerable research interest and the article suggest that managerial and cultural approaches have thus far dominated the literature in the field. ... -
En forskningsbasert følgeevaluering av Høgskulen på Vestlandet : Sluttrapport
Elken, Mari; Daus, Stephan; Gunnes, Hebe; Lyby, Lars; Frølich, Nicoline; Røsdal, Trude (NIFU-rapport;2020:7, Research report, 2020-02)Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL) ble etablert 01.01.2017 etter fusjon mellom Høgskolen i Bergen, Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane og Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund og er et av flere nye læresteder etablert i etterkant av Strukturreformen ... -
Evaluering av faglig understruktur ved Høgskolen i Bergen
Røsdal, Trude; Elken, Mari; Stensaker, Bjørn; Gunnes, Hebe (NIFU-rapport;2015:31, Research report, 2015-10)Høgskolen i Bergen ga høsten 2015 NIFU i oppdrag å gjennomføre en evaluering av den faglige understrukturen ved høgskolen. HiB ønsket å knytte til seg ekstern kompetanse som kunne bidra til å vurdere om nåværende faglige ... -
Evaluering av matriseorganiseringen ved Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet ved Universitetet i Stavanger
Holtermann, Helge; Korseberg, Lene Kirstine; Eide, Thea; Elken, Mari (NIFU-rapport;2022:19, Research report, 2022-08)Da Det helsevitenskapelige fakultetet ved Universitetet i Stavanger ble opprettet i 2017 ble det organisert etter en matrisemodell. Samtidig vedtok universitetsstyret at organiseringen skulle evalueres innen fire år. På ... -
Fusjon skaper usikkerhet i nåtiden, men positive forventninger til framtiden
Skjelbred, Siv-Elisabeth; Elken, Mari (NIFU Innsikt;2019-2, Others, 2019-01)En spørreundersøkelse blant Høgskulen på Vestlandets (HVL) ansatte, som er gjennomført midt i fusjonsprosessen, viser at ansatte mener at fusjonen vil styrke HVLs posisjon regionalt, nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Flertallet ... -
Fusjonerte institusjoner i støpeskjeen: Endringer i faglige profiler og det regionale studietilbudet
Næss, Terje; Frølich, Nicoline; Elken, Mari (NIFU Innsikt;2021-2, Others, 2021-01-25)I dette notatet belyses utviklingen i studieprogramprofilen ved de fusjonerte institusjonene. Institusjonene har fått en tydeligere fagprofil målt som andel studieprogram innen ulike fagområder og også styrket mastergradsprofil, ... -
Global rankings in the Nordic region: challenging the identity of research-intensive universities?
Elken, Mari; Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Stensaker, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Global university rankings currently attract considerable attention, and it is often assumed that such rankings may cause universities to prioritize activities and outcomes that will have a positive effect in their ranking ... -
Higher Education in the Nordic Countries: Evaluation of the Nordic agreement on admission to higher education
Elken, Mari; Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Wiers-Jenssen, Jannecke (TemaNord;2015:526, Research report, 2015)The Nordic agreement on admission to higher education was signed in 1996 and it clarified the rights of Nordic students to admission in the Nordic countries. The agreement introduced the principle that applicants from other ... -
HiOA underveis mot strategiske mål? Ekstern underveisevaluering av styring og ledelse, faglig og administrativ organisering, Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus
Lekve, Kyrre; Kyvik, Svein; Stensaker, Bjørn; Vabø, Agnete; Elken, Mari; Røsdal, Trude; Gleinsvik, Audun (NIFU rapport;2014-14, Research report, 2014-04-11)HiOA ønsker en vurdering av i hvilken grad den strukturen som er valgt etter fusjonen i 2011 understøtter høgskolens strategi, profil og egenart. Underveisevalueringen er delt i tre faser. Med denne rapporten presenterer ... -
HiOAs organisasjonsdesign for fremtiden: Ekstern underveisevaluering av styring og ledelse, faglig og administrativ organisering, Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus - Fase 2
Lekve, Kyrre; Elken, Mari; Røsdal, Trude; Gleinsvik, Audun (NIFU rapport;2014-29, Research report, 2014-08-14)Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus (HiOA) ga våren 2014 NIFU i oppdrag å gjennomføre en underveisevaluering av høgskolen. HiOA ønsket en vurdering av i hvilken grad strukturen som ble valgt etter fusjonen i 2011 understøtter ... -
Implementation of ambiguous governance instruments in higher education
Elken, Mari; Borlaug, Siri Brorstad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The article examines how higher education institutions respond to ambiguous governance instruments. A key focus is how ambiguity is tackled in the interpretation and implementation processes. Building on theoretical ... -
Innovative practices in higher education quality assurance
Elken, Mari; Stensaker, Bjørn (NIFU-arbeidsnotat;2020-7, Working paper, 2020-12-22)The main purpose of this project is to explore both recent developments and possible future trajectories for quality assurance. The study finds that despite increased emphasis on international developments, the agencies ... -
Linking higher education and the world of work: learning outcomes and intermediary organisations
Elken, Mari; Tellmann, Silje Maria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Higher education institutions are increasingly expected to demonstrate the relevance of the education provided and establish tighter links with the labour market. The introduction of learning outcomes represents one such ... -
Mergers, distance, and leadership: Perceptions of different forms of distance to leadership in merger processes
Frølich, Nicoline; Elken, Mari; Eide, Thea (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Mergers in higher education are large-scale, complex organisational change processes seeking to integrate former independent institutions into a new organisational entity. Mergers are often justified by reference to broad ... -
Multi-level, multi-actor and multi-issue dimensions of governance of the European Higher Education Area, and beyond
Vukasovic, Martina; Jungblut, Jens Patrick Wilhelm; Chou, Meng-Hsuan; Elken, Mari; Ravinet, Pauline (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)With massification and increasing focus on knowledge as the foundation for inclusive and sustainable social, cultural, political as well as economic development, higher education has become more salient and politicized ...