Innovations in Higher Education
Igniting the Spark for Success
Allan M Hoffman editor Stephen D Spangehl editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
Published:30th Nov '11
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Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad of success stories are being forged among educational institutions, supporting industries, and educational consortia that are embracing innovative approaches to all aspects of the higher education system. This book spotlights those fresh approaches and aims to bring higher education professionals together, as part of a broad, national movement to motivate reflection and encourage similar dynamic efforts. The editors and expert contributors focus in particular on areas such as measures of academic quality, benchmarking, faculty development, retention, curriculum development, technology, and facilities. In each case, this book illustrates successful pilot programs and documents tools that have proven to maximize efficiencies crucial to the continued success of the entire higher learning community.
Hoffman and Spangehl present concrete examples of innovations in higher education that will encourage students to reach their objectives as they move through their higher education programs. The editors have brought together a group of experienced contributors who are experts in presenting innovative ideas to help students achieve success. Their stories are compelling and will enlighten and encourage others to follow along similar paths. -- Alan Seidman, Walden University
The editors and contributors have rightly concluded that institutional change is slow and moves at a glaciers pace. They provide great valuable insight into not only the need for change but the requisite collaboration to do so. This book provides the practitioner with success stories and the tools used to bring about change which is rarely done in books written today on change and innovation. It is a must read for college administrators and boards interested in leadership, innovation, institutional effectiveness and starting a conversation in on how to make it happen. -- Edward J. Valeau, superintendent president emeritus, Hartnell College; CEO, the ELS Group
ISBN: 9781442204461
Dimensions: 239mm x 163mm x 20mm
Weight: 463g
176 pages