Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) as governing instruments in universities in England and Germany

Katharina Lemmens-Krug

No 201505, CHEPS Working Papers from University of Twente, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS)

Abstract: There is little known about steering efforts by university leaders with regard to teaching and learning. In this conceptual paper the focus lies on Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs) as an instrument of governance to steer teaching and learning activities in universities. The question how CETLs can be best understood as an instrument of governance in universities will be investigated. After having presented some ‘managerialist’ technologies of governing teaching and learning I will present two national initiatives that funded CETLs. The paper will draw on empirical examples of Germany and England in order to illustrate the governance instruments of CETLs. The paper concludes that on the conceptual level, managerialism can be one perspective to understand CETLs as a governing technology. It can be argued that CETLs inherit several features of managerialism, and therefore can be best understood as a managerialist technology in governing teaching and learning at universities.

Keywords: Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning; steering in teaching and learning; university governance; managerialism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2015
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