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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798633103321

Autore

Sutin Stewart E.

Titolo

Strategic transformation of higher education : challenges and solutions in a global economy / / Stewart E. Sutin and W. James Jacob

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4758-2109-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

338.43378

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Economic aspects

Education and globalization

Educational change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Strategic transformation in higher education: leadership, guiding values, and the need for change -- Global competition to close the skills gap -- The case for changing the business model of higher education -- Comparative assessment of government policies, practices, and funding models -- A global perspective of learning outcomes, assessments, and the skills gap -- A practitioner's guide to systemic reform and increasing financial effectiveness -- Obstacles and challenges to systemic reforms -- Reflecting upon lessons learned from exemplars -- Strategic and transformative leaders -- Connecting the dots.