Publications

PrefaceIn moments of great historic transitions the world over, extremes of action are normal. Corrective in their intent, they are part of the logic of change. The ascendant power requires “its own…
Opening sessionWelcome: Dr Lesley ShackletonDr Shackleton officially opened the conference by welcoming delegates and reading conference greetings from Dr Judith White, President of HERS America and…
Executive SummaryThis is the report of the independent Task Team on Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom (HEIAAF), established by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) in mid…
ForewordEducation White Paper 3 on the transformation of higher education (Department of Education, 1997: 23) calls for “feasibility studies and pilot programmes which explore the potential of…
IntroductionThe production of university graduates – and especially postgraduate students – is an essential component of the national system of innovation of modern industrialized societies. Such…
The CHE has established a Task Team to investigate the involvement of government and other agencies in South African Higher Education in the context of the principles of Institutional Autonomy,…
The purpose of the investigationThe purpose of the Council on Higher Education (CHE) investigation and research is toStimulate through scholarly debate and discussion, research and writings, and…