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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786768203321

Autore

Barr Margaret J.

Titolo

Making change happen in student affairs : challenges and strategies / / Margaret J. Barr, George S. McClellan, Arthur Sandeen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-90357-9

Edizione

[1]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Classificazione

EDU038000

Disciplina

378.1/97

Soggetti

Student affairs services

College student development programs

Student affairs administrators

Educational change

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

Machine generated contents note: Preface iv Acknowledgments vii About the Authors ix 1 Using Foundational Documents and Ethics in Our Work 2 Applying Theory, Literature, and Data to Practice 3 Using Resources to Effect Change 4 Utilizing Technology in Search of Success 5 Advocating for Some Students While Serving All Students 6 Fulfilling Our Responsibilities as Educators 7 Reframing Our Professional Practice as Institutional Leaders, Entrepreneurs, and Change Agents 8 Looking Toward the Future References Cases Statutes.

Sommario/riassunto

Change is inevitable. Managing change is a choice. Authored by three esteemed leaders in the field of student affairs, Making Change Happen in Student Affairs: Challenges and Strategies for Professionals is a thought-provoking and pragmatic guide to the increasingly complex challenges and expectations that administrators face from both students and the public. Whether it's pressure to provide better programs and services with fewer resources, or difficulties grappling with economic challenges and technological change, the book teaches how to become an effective leader and skillful strategist i