Fitting Form to Function - A Primer on the Organization of Academic Institutions

Informationen zum Autor By Rudolph H. Weingartner Klappentext Written informally, Fitting Form to Function that the way in which the various departments within colleges and universities are organized has a direct impact on their effectiveness. Factors such as reporting structures, what kinds of committees are formed, and how the administration and faculty collaborate to make decisions all play key roles in how well an institution meets its objectives. Weingartner also includes 27 maxims, such as #17 Boundaries are less likely to create solidarity among those who live within them than they constitute barriers for those residing outside them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionThe MaximsChapter 1: PreliminariesChapter 2: The President and the President's OfficeChapter 3: Collaboration and Consultation: The Central Administration and the FacultyChapter 4: Primary Academic Administration: The Office of the Dean of a SchoolChapter 5: The Office of the Provost, the Chief Academic OfficerChapter 6: At the Edge of the Provost's RealmChapter 7: The Community CollegeChapter 8: Departmental OrganizationChapter 9: Faculty Collaboration: Personnel and Educational Policy Decisions and Juridical FunctionsChapter 10: Postscript on ChangeIndex

Product details

• Authors: Rudolph H. Weingartner, Weingartner Rudolph H.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 18 to 22
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.06.2011
• EAN: 9781442211995
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1199-5
• No. of pages: 168
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 152 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / Leadership, EDUCATION / Administration / Higher, Organization & management of education, Educational strategies & policy, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Educational administration & organization, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher