JUSTIFYING THE EVALUATIVE STATE: NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IDEAS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

IN RECENT YEARS, PUBLIC REFORM POLICIES RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION HAVE UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN WESTERN EUROPE. THIS ANALYSIS DISCUSSES THREE THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE TASKS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF MODERN UNIVERSITIES AND LOOKS AT HOW THOSE VIEWPOINTS FORM THE BASIS OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL IDEAS. THE AUTHOR ASSESSES HOW THOSE IDEALS AFFECT THE FUNCTION OF UNIVERSITIES, THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ARE DEFINED AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS, OR CORPORATE ENTERPRISES. THEN HE LOOKS AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY POLICY IN NORWAY, THE STATE'S ROLE REGARDING THE UNIVERSITIES, AND THE GOVERNMENT REFORMS THAT ACTUALLY COMPRISE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY POLICY.