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

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Hartley, Hartley Matthew
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.2002
• EAN: 9780415935661
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93566-1
• No. of pages: 156
• Weight: 450 g
• Series: RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Education, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Educational administration and organization, Higher education, tertiary education