1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455570103321

Autore

Smelser Neil J

Titolo

Reflections on the University of California [[electronic resource] ] : from the free speech movement to the global university / / Neil J. Smelser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010

ISBN

1-282-55625-8

9786612556258

0-520-94600-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 p.)

Disciplina

378.794/67

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - California - History

Electronic books.

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

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- PART ONE. Conflict and Adaptation -- PART TWO. Diversity, Affirmative Action, and the Culture Wars -- PART THREE. Governance and Coordination -- PART FOUR. Marrying Analysis and Action -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

These invaluable essays offer an insider's perspective on three decades at a major American university during a time of political turmoil. Neil J. Smelser, who spent thirty-six years as a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, sheds new light on a full range of the issues that dominated virtually all institutions of higher learning during the second half of the twentieth century. Smelser considers student activism-in particular the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley-political surprises, affirmative action, multiculturalism and the culture wars, and much more. As one of the leading sociologists of his generation, Smelser is uniquely qualified to convey and analyze the complexities of administrating a first-rate and very large university as it encounters a highly politicized environment.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454178303321

Autore

Owen Harrison <1935->

Titolo

Open space technology [[electronic resource] ] : a user's guide / / Harrison Owen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, Calif., : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2008

ISBN

1-282-29895-X

9786612298950

1-57675-775-7

Edizione

[3rd ed., rev. and expanded.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

A BK business book

Disciplina

658.4/036

Soggetti

Group decision making

Spatial behavior

Congresses and conventions - Planning

Conference rooms

Electronic books.

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

Table of Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; Chapter I: Open Space Technology?; Chapter II: Preparation; Chapter III: Proceedings and the Electronic Connection; Chapter IV: Personal Preparation for Open Space; Chapter V: Site Preparation; Chapter VI: Creating Time and Space; Chapter VII: Holding Time and Space; Chapter VIII: Movement to Action; Chapter IX: Endings and New Beginnings; Chapter X: Follow-Up; Chapter XI: Unexpected Gifts: Leadership, Performance, Peace; Chapter XII: What Next?; Index; About the Author;

Sommario/riassunto

Open Space Technology is a methodological tool that enables self-organizing groups of various sizes to deal with hugely complex issues in a very short period of time. Authored by the originator of Open Space Technology, this work presents a user's guide that details what needs to be done before, during, and after an Open Space event.