Locus of Authority (eBook)

The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education

William G. Bowen, Eugene M. Tobin (Autoren)

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2015
400 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-6563-5 (ISBN)

Infos

William G. Bowen (1933-2016) was president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Princeton University and founding chairman of ITHAKA.. His many books included The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (with Derek Bok) (Princeton). Eugene M. Tobin is senior program officer for higher education and scholarship in the humanities at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former president of Hamilton College.

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Why colleges and universities should change their governance systems-and what could happen if they don'tDo higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within? Locus of Authority argues that every issue facing today's colleges and universities, from stagnant degree completion rates to worrisome cost increases, is exacerbated by a century-old system of governance that desperately requires change. While prior studies have focused on boards of trustees and presidents, few have looked at the place of faculty within the governance system. Bowen and Tobin explore whether departments remain the best ways through which to organize decision making and if the concepts of academic freedom and shared governance need to be sharpened and redefined. Using case studies of four very different institutions, the authors demonstrate that college and university governance has capably adjusted to the necessities of the moment and governance norms and policies should be assessed in the context of historical events. They also demonstrate that successful reform depends on the artful consideration of technological, financial, and cultural developments. Locus of Authority shows that the consequences of not addressing college and university governance are more than the nation can afford.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.1.2015
• Reihe/Serie: The William G. Bowen Series
• Reihe/Serie: The William G. Bowen Series
• Zusatzinfo: 2 line illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen ► Sekundarstufe I
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: academic department • academic freedom • Academic Senate • academic standards • Academic tenure • adjunct professor • Affirmative Action • alumnus • American Association of University Professors • American Federation of Teachers • Arizona State University • assistant professor • Career • Case study • chairman • Chancellor (education) • Change Management • City University of New York • C. Judson King • Clark Kerr • Claudia Goldin • collective bargaining • collegiality • Columbia University • community college • Course credit • Criticism • Curriculum • decentralization • Decision-Making • de facto • Distance Education • Doctor of Philosophy • Educational attainment • Educational institution • Educational technology • Education in the United States • Education Policy • Educause • Employment • Faculty (academic staff) • Free Speech Movement • Funding • Fundraising • Governance • Governing (magazine) • Graduate school • Graduation • Harvard University Press • higher education • Honorary degree • Inside Higher Ed • Institution • International Student • JSTOR • land-grant university • Lawrence S. Bacow • learning • Lecture • lecturer • Legislature • Macalester College • Major (academic) • Massive Open Online Course • master's degree • of education • Open admissions • Pedagogy • Political Science • Princeton University • private university • Profession • professionalization • Professional School • Public institution (United States) • Public university • Red Scare • Requirement • research associate • Richard Hofstadter • salary • Scholarship • secondary education • Secondary School • Seminar • Student • Students' union • Teacher • Teaching Method • Technology • Trade-off • Trade Union • Tuition payments • undergraduate education • University • University of California • University of Chicago • William G. Bowen • Woodrow Wilson • World War II
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-6563-8 / 1400865638
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-6563-5 / 9781400865635