Blurring Boundaries and Changing University Staff:The Case of the University of Hong Kong

作     者：Kohei TAKAGI 

作者机构：Office of Global Education and CollaborationBureau of Academic AffairsSophia UniversityTokyo 102-8554Japan 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Education in China》 (中国高等学校学术文摘·教育学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2015年第10卷第4期

页      面：578-607页

学科分类：0402[教育学-心理学(可授教育学、理学学位）] 0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 0401[教育学-教育学] 05[文学] 

主　　题：university administration Hong Kong professional staff 

摘      要：In the changing higher education environment,universities increasingly engage in areas outside the traditional teaching and research missions.The new missions extend over wide yet specialized areas,such as technological advancement,internationalization,entrepreneurship,and enhancement of teaching and learning.To effectively handle these areas,universities require specific talents that may not be found in conventional academic and administrative cadres.The transformation highlights blurred boundaries between academic and non-academic spheres of the university.Situated in the University of Hong Kong(HKU),this paper explores how the university utilizes new professionals and administrative staff in new missions.Qualitative interviews with university staff reveal their profiles and perceptions in evolving organizational structures.By examining understudied subjects in Hong Kong,it discusses implications of changing university staff and how universities may optimize their new talent.