Call to Purpose

Mission-Centered Change at Three Liberal Arts Colleges
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-98804-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 156 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

Reihe: RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education

A decade ago, the majority of liberal arts colleges, suffering from a decline in resources, drifted from their traditional missions. This study looks at three insitutions and suggests that a clear mission is more than a common goal.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hartley, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: More than just mission Chapter 2: A thematic account of the development of institutional purpose Chapter 3: The Search for purpose as an institutional revitalization Chapter 4: The power, politics, and pathology of ideologically-based change Chapter 5: Sustaining a sense of purpose & the social construction of success Conclusion: Lessons learned and questions raised Appendix A: Research design and methodology Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Hartley