Call to Purpose - Mission-Centered Change At Three Liberal Arts Colleges

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Matthew Hartley

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Hartley, Hartley Matthew
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.2016
• EAN: 9781138988040
• ISBN: 978-1-138-98804-0
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education; Routledgefalmer Studies in Hig; RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Administration / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Colleges of higher education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher