Public policy and USM : an approach to fit a renewed sense of public purpose Campbell, James 2011, Public policy and USM : an approach to fit a renewed sense of public purpose, Journal of administrative science, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1-17. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads campbell-publicpolicy-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 93.56KB 105 Title Public policy and USM : an approach to fit a renewed sense of public purpose Author(s) Campbell, James Journal name Journal of administrative science Volume number 8 Issue number 2 Start page 1 End page 17 Total pages 17 Publisher M A R A University of Technology, Research Management Institute Place of publication [Malaysia] Publication date 2011-12-02 ISSN 1675-1302 Keyword(s) Higher Education Values APEX Universiti Sains Malaysia Philosophy Sustainability Summary Malaysian Higher educational reform is an important and central aspect of the broader Malaysian public policy focus on excellence, development and national growth. This proposed paper intends to discuss analyze and critique the APEX program for Malaysian Universities. In particular the paper will investigate and discuss the way Universiti Sains Malaysia has interpreted and developed its strategic goals in light of its award of APEX status. Specifically I intend to discuss the strengths and limitations of the Universiti Sains Malaysia agenda, and contextualize it within a broader discussion about the directions of Malaysian Higher Education, in conditions of globalization, network society, and the knowledge economy. The challenges faced by the reform agenda at USM are significant and it is important that any understanding of the USM agenda be informed by deep reflection on the underlying philosophical aims and justifications for its direction. In this way my paper will attempt to show how the USM project is both an important part of Malaysian national development and a critical response to contemporary globalization, while at the same time an innovative and challenging intervention into public policy debate in Higher Education. The values and objectives of USM in regards to its strategic reorientation have implications far beyond the Higher Education sector and these implications will also be discussed. Language eng Field of Research 130103 Higher Education Socio Economic Objective 930403 School/Institution Policies and Development HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article HERDC collection year 2011 Copyright notice ©2011, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30036772 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Sat, 03 Sep 2011, 09:30:10 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2011, 11:10:43 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2011, 11:20:18 EST Mon, 05 Sep 2011, 11:23:31 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2011, 14:42:10 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2011, 14:49:55 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2011, 15:07:45 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2011, 15:09:07 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2011, 08:38:13 EST Thu, 08 Nov 2012, 10:22:09 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:52:42 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:30:51 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 489 Abstract Views, 105 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Sat, 03 Sep 2011, 09:29:53 EST by James Campbell