Call to Purpose : Mission-Centered Change in Three Liberal Arts Colleges
| Call to Purpose : Mission-Centered Change in Three Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Autore | Hartley Matthew <1964-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Oct. 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
| Disciplina | 78.1/01 |
| Collana | RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education |
| Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Administration
Educational planning - United States Mission statements - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-82930-4
1-317-84947-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction: More Than Just ""Mission""; Chapter 2 A Thematic Account of the Development of Institutional Purpose; About the selection of sites; A word about time frames; Institutional malaise; Ending the stalemate; Creating a mandate for change; Toward a common purpose; Implementing the vision; Struggles over ideology: True believers and naysayers; The dark side of change; Discovering you've arrived: Symbols of Success; Reaching the end of the life cycle of change; Chapter 3 The Search for Purpose as Institutional Revitalization
A crisis of purposeRejection of the status quo and building the consensus for change; Arriving at a new vision; Birth of a Movement: True believers, supporters, fence sitters and naysayers; Implementing the vision; Realizing the vision and the social construction of success; Mission creation as a socio-cultural movement; Comparing belief systems: Then and now; Toward a new ideology; Chapter 4 The Power, Politics, and Pathology of Ideologically Based Change; The politics of advancing a new vision; Rewriting the social contract; Pushing for change; Securing change; Constructing the enemy Witch-hunting at OlivetAn analysis of the witch hunt; Chapter 5 Sustaining A Sense of Purpose and the Social Construction of Success; New programs and policies; Betterment of institutional life; Enhanced attractiveness of the community; Challenging members' conceptions of success; The inestimable value of success; Tempered idealism; Sustaining community; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Findings; Leadership in the cultural realm; Future research; Appendix A Research Design and Methodology; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465029303321 |
Hartley Matthew <1964->
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| New York, : Routledge, Oct. 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Call to Purpose : Mission-Centered Change in Three Liberal Arts Colleges
| Call to Purpose : Mission-Centered Change in Three Liberal Arts Colleges |
| Autore | Hartley Matthew <1964-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge, Oct. 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (157 p.) |
| Disciplina | 78.1/01 |
| Collana | RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education |
| Soggetto topico |
Universities and colleges - United States - Administration
Educational planning - United States Mission statements - United States |
| ISBN |
1-317-84946-9
1-315-82930-4 1-317-84947-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction: More Than Just ""Mission""; Chapter 2 A Thematic Account of the Development of Institutional Purpose; About the selection of sites; A word about time frames; Institutional malaise; Ending the stalemate; Creating a mandate for change; Toward a common purpose; Implementing the vision; Struggles over ideology: True believers and naysayers; The dark side of change; Discovering you've arrived: Symbols of Success; Reaching the end of the life cycle of change; Chapter 3 The Search for Purpose as Institutional Revitalization
A crisis of purposeRejection of the status quo and building the consensus for change; Arriving at a new vision; Birth of a Movement: True believers, supporters, fence sitters and naysayers; Implementing the vision; Realizing the vision and the social construction of success; Mission creation as a socio-cultural movement; Comparing belief systems: Then and now; Toward a new ideology; Chapter 4 The Power, Politics, and Pathology of Ideologically Based Change; The politics of advancing a new vision; Rewriting the social contract; Pushing for change; Securing change; Constructing the enemy Witch-hunting at OlivetAn analysis of the witch hunt; Chapter 5 Sustaining A Sense of Purpose and the Social Construction of Success; New programs and policies; Betterment of institutional life; Enhanced attractiveness of the community; Challenging members' conceptions of success; The inestimable value of success; Tempered idealism; Sustaining community; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Findings; Leadership in the cultural realm; Future research; Appendix A Research Design and Methodology; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786618703321 |
Hartley Matthew <1964->
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| New York, : Routledge, Oct. 2002 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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