Collegial Analysis

The collegial institution remains one in which there is no hierarchy and everybody has the opportunity to participate in all decisions that are being made (Manning, 2013). The president does not deem himself the power and authority over all faculty and staff, in fact, he and every person are able to give their input and opinions during all meetings. This encourages lengthy discussions to ensure every voice is heard as well as to promote healthy conclusions made by the administrator. Since both faculty and administration work together to solve the problem, no rash decisions are made and clear solutions are created. The collegial model leads to expert opinions, persuasion, and negotiation between all those who are partaking in the decision …show more content…
One of these issues is the process of being accredited, which helps keep universities across the country on equal ground. There are, though, certain criteria in which the university must have in order to remain accredited. The accreditors are suppose ensure that all universities are following the rules and if they are not, the institution is to be punished. However, the accreditation agency and the collegial institution have something in common, everyone is involved in the decision process (Eaton & Neal, 2015). If the accreditors see that there may be an issue with a university being in compliance, they will set out different members to review the problem. Once the review has been conducted, they all come together to come up with a plan on what to do about it. This is exactly how the collegial university create decisions. If a collegial university comes under review by an accreditation agency, the university will allow all members of the faculty and staff to give their …show more content…
They also mention that the collegial mode of governance is an efficient, modern form but believe it is not without the help of other governance systems. Collegiality and bureaucracy are both modes of governance in which personal feelings must be put aside in order to not influence the decisions that need to be made. Sahlin and Eriksson-Zetterquis continue to talk about the management system of the collegial college where the leaders will listen to other faculty and staff members in what could be a very prolonged discussion. However, at some point the leader may need to step up into a more managerial role and make a final decision if it becomes a more tedious session. This is not an ideal for the collegial university but it sometimes may need to get done, therefore, having a political influence on the