Accountability vs. autonomy: relationship between public higher educationand the government in the U.S.A
In the public higher education system of the U.S.A, contradictions between the state government's requirements for efficiency and accountability of higher education and needs of institutions higher education for academic freedom and school autonomy put them into tense relation. To balance the relationship between autonomy and accountability from the government of higher education institutions, it requires both sides obey certain principles and establish companionship of mutual cooperation.