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Director International Centre for Higher Education Management
I have held a range of faculty and management positions in the UK and South Africa including in an innovative institution which aimed to transform higher education in apartheid South Africa. I am a past Honorary Secretary of the Society for Research in Higher Education. Multi-national research projects have included transnational higher education, the academic profession and higher education and equity. I have keynoted conferences in many countries including Mexico, Finland, Ireland, Denmark, England, Trinidad and South Africa. Other contributions have included executive development programmes for university leaders. I am on the editorial Boards of the British Journal of Sociology of Education, Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education and the International Journal of Sociology of Education. I sit on the Research and Development Committee of the European Foundation for Management Development. I co-edit the book series Global Higher Education (Palgrave/Macmillan) and African Higher Education Dynamics (African Minds).
My research interests include :
- Public Sector Markets and New Public Management
- The Changing Academic Profession and Academic Identities
- Global Commodification and the Student as Consumer
- Transnational Higher Education and Global Governance
- Knowledge Innovation and Developing Societies
- Imperialism and Higher Education in the 21st Century
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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Future Research Leaders Incubator Scheme - Berenice Scandone
1/03/16 → 30/06/16
Project: Research-related funding
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Accelerating International Research Collaboration Scheme - Business Schools, Social Responsibility and Inclusive Development
1/02/16 → 30/03/17
Project: Research-related funding
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HE Pathways to Personal and Public Good
Economic and Social Research Council
1/09/15 → 31/08/18
Project: Research council
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Student Engagement in Quality Assurance and Enhancement
Naidoo, R. & Van Der Velden, G.
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
19/12/12 → 18/09/13
Project: UK charity
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IMPLEMENTING QUALITY EDUCATION IN LOW INCOME COUNTRIES
Lowe, J. A., Bishop, K. N., Denley, P. & Naidoo, R.
Department for International Development
1/09/05 → 31/03/08
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
Research Output
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Performativity and affectivity in the age of rankings
Enders, J. & Naidoo, R., Jul 2020, (Unpublished) EGOS symposium 2020.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Audit-market Intermediaries: Doing Institutional Work in British Research Intensive Universities
Enders, J. & Naidoo, R., 2019, In: Studies in Higher Education. 44, 7, p. 1290-1301 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross Field Linkages and Agency in Organizational Fields: Academy of Management 2019 Conference Proceedings Vol. 2019, No. 1
Lepori, B. & Naidoo, R., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Constructing a national higher education brand for the UK: positional competition and promised capitals
Lomer, S., Papatsiba, V. & Naidoo, R., 2018, In: Studies in Higher Education. 43, 1, p. 134-153 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access25 Citations (Scopus) -
The competition fetish in higher education: Shamans, mind snares and consequences
Naidoo, R., 1 Sep 2018, In: European Educational Research Journal. 17, 5, p. 605-620 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Citations (Scopus)153 Downloads (Pure)