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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254965803321

Autore

Dumestre Marcel J

Titolo

Financial Sustainability in US Higher Education : Transformational Strategy in Troubled Times / / by Marcel J. Dumestre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-349-94983-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Pivot

Disciplina

378.73

Soggetti

Higher education

School management and organization

School administration

Education—Economic aspects

Industrial management—Environmental aspects

Higher Education

Administration, Organization and Leadership

Education Economics

Sustainability Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One How We Got Here -- Chapter Two Foundational Problems -- Chapter Three The Financial Sustainability Conundrum -- Chapter Four The Adult Learner: An Awakening -- Chapter Five A New College -- Chapter Six The Reimagined Undergraduate College -- Chapter Seven Strategic Thinking for Transformation -- Chapter Eight Transformational Leadership -- Chapter Nine Dropping Out: A Case Study -- Chapter Ten What To Do About It. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a practical approach to insuring financial sustainability of US colleges, presented through the lens of organizational strategic thinking. The book does not simply offer models of how colleges can become financially sustainable in cost cutting, online education, international student recruiting, etc. Rather, it presents a succinct historical perspective of how foundational problems emerged, how some universities transformed themselves, and introduces an



organizational strategic thinking process that can be used to develop unique solutions for almost any institution. Marcel J. Dumestre is a retired academic administrator who writes about higher education strategy and philosophy of education. .