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Informationen zum Autor Edited by Allan M. Hoffman and Stephen D. Spangehl - Contributions by Linda L. Baer; Betsy O. Barefoot Ed.D; David Bonsall; Jeff Bonsall; Patricia A. Breen; Michael Bunch; Michael R. Chipps; Rosanna Stoll Diaz; Scott Epstein; Barbara A. Farley; Eugene Fin Rising costs, increasing global competition, intensifying calls for accountability all these pressures are bearing down upon the status quo of higher education today. Governments, funders, students, and parents are demanding strategic improvements in all aspects of postsecondary education. Reform cannot happen slowly colleges and universities must take a rapid and dynamic approach to change. The answer lies in innovation, as this book shows, to promote fresh ideas and bring higher education professionals together to effect real and dramatic change.
Sommario
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I. A View From the Top
Introduction to Part I
Chapter 1: The Evolution of Higher Education
Chapter 2: Perspectives on Innovation
Chapter 3: Does Accreditation Inhibit Innovation?
Chapter 4: Measuring Success
Chapter 5: The Present State of Higher Education, University of Pheonix
Chapter 6: Community Colleges: Developing a Culture of Innovation and Change, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Part II. Success: In Their Own Words
Introduction to Part II
Chapter 7: Academic Quality Measures
Chapter 8: Benchmarking
Chapter 9: Faculty Development
Chapter 10: Student Retention
Chapter 11: Curriculum Development
Chapter 12: Technology
Chapter 13: Facilities
Part III. Putting it All Together
Introduction to Part III
Chapter 14: Motivating for Success - College of DuPage
Chapter 15: Building the Capacity for Change through Innovation - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
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Allan M. Hoffman is past president of Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, an affiliate of The Chicago School Education System (TCS ES). He earned his B.S. magna cum laude from the University of Hartford and received two M.A. degrees and an Ed.D. from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he was named a Kellogg Fellow.
Stephen D. Spangehl is vice president for Accreditation Relations at the Higher Learning Commission. He has served as a member of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program's Board of Examiners, on the Education and Training Board of the American Society for Quality, and on the board of the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees from New York University and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
