Towards more effective academic liaison between academics, students and practitioners in the field of public administration and management in the North West Province

In the light of the changing tertiary education arena in South Africa, the Department of Public Management and Governance in the School for Social and Government Studies of the Arts Faculty, North-West University (NWU) had to revisit its policy on macro organisational aspects. Issues such as more ef...

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Auteur principal: Nealer, E. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2007
Dans: Koers
Année: 2007, Volume: 72, Numéro: 3, Pages: 505-518
Sujets non-standardisés:B Collaborative Research
B Contact Particulars
B Academic Liaison
B Regular Meetings
B Communication Media
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Résumé:In the light of the changing tertiary education arena in South Africa, the Department of Public Management and Governance in the School for Social and Government Studies of the Arts Faculty, North-West University (NWU) had to revisit its policy on macro organisational aspects. Issues such as more effective communication mediums, the merging and alignment of the University’s three campuses, the nature of the ever-increasing competition in the tertiary residential and distance teaching environment, the range, variety and quality of its products and the facilitation and rendering of an improved tertiary teaching service were identified. In this article the typical nature of the intra, inter and extra academic liaison regarding the Department at NWU are highlighted and some recommendations on more effective communication and work procedures as a result of academic liaison are presented. Examples being that academics and practitioners need to meet more frequently, upgrade effective communication media among them and undertake joint research in a more cooperative manner.
ISSN:2304-8557
Contient:Enthalten in: Koers
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/koers.v72i3.213