Academic leadership and governance of higher education : a guide for trustees, leaders, and aspiring leaders of two- and four-year institutions / / Robert M. Hendrickson [and three others] ; foreword by Stanley O. Ikenberry

• Pubblicazione: Sterling, Virginia : , : Stylus, , 2013; ©2013
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (442 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/01
• Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - United States - Administration; College administrators - United States; Eduational leadership - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): HendricksonRobert M.; IkenberryStanley O <1935-> (Stanley Oliver)
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""FOREWORD: Academic Leadership and Its Consequences""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Three Essential Principles""; ""Organization of this Book""; ""PART ONE: HISTORY, POLITICS, GLOBALIZATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY IN HIGHER EDUCATION""; ""1. PRINCIPLES OF ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP""; ""Conflicting Goals, Ambiguous Aims""; ""Importance of Being Mission Driven""; ""Adjusting to an Ever-Changing Environment""; ""Importance of Democratic Partnerships in Advancing the Academy""; ""2. UNDERSTANDING ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS"" ; ""Part One: Academic Institutions as Organizations: History, Typology, and Characteristics""""Historical Development of the Academic Institution""; ""The Nature of Organizations""; ""Organizational Boundaries and Systems""; ""The Study of Academic Organizations""; ""Theories About Academic Organizations""; ""Characteristics of Academic Organizations""; ""Organizational Culture and Climate in Higher Education""; ""Part Two: Operating Structures of Colleges and Universities: Administrative Units and Governance Models""; ""Administrative Units""; ""Models of Academic Governance"" ; ""Part Three: Decision Making and Academic Leadership""""Leading in a Bifurcated Organization""; ""Decision Making in Academic Organizations""; ""Learning to Frame Situations""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES""; ""Global Growth and Importance of Higher Education""; ""Defining Terminology""; ""Organizing the Internationalization of Colleges and Universities""; ""Types of Mobility: Students, Faculty, Programs, and Institutions""; ""Accreditation and Federal Regulations""; ""Conclusion""; ""PART TWO: EXTERNAL CONSTITUENCIES"" ; ""4. FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION""""The Evolution of Federal Engagement in Higher Education""; ""Primary Areas of Federal Engagement""; ""Primary Departments and Agencies for Federal Engagement""; ""The Future of Federal Involvement""; ""5. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTSâ€? RELATIONSHIP WITH HIGHER EDUCATION""; ""State Actors and Institutions""; ""State Governance of Higher Education""; ""Community College Governance""; ""Institutional Licensure""; ""Quality Assurance and Accountability""; ""State Funding""; ""State Aid to Students""; ""State Support of Private Institutions"" ; ""Future Issues""""6. THE COURTS AND HIGHER EDUCATION""; ""The Legal System in the United States""; ""The Courtsâ€? Historical Involvement With Higher Education""; ""Federalism and State Authority in Public Education""; ""Student Issues""; ""Faculty Employment Issues""; ""Employment Discrimination""; ""Legal Issues and Board Governance""; ""Conclusion""; ""7. THE ENGAGED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY""; ""Three Educational Movements""; ""8. EXTERNAL INFLUENCES AND THE ROLE OF SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS""; ""Evaluation and the Role of Accrediting Bodies""; ""Membership Organizations""; ""Foundations"" ; ""Conclusion""
• Titolo autorizzato: Academic leadership and governance of higher education
• ISBN: 1-57922-880-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464723203321
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