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Joseph C. Burke - Fixing the Fragmented University: Decentralization With Direction - 9781933371153 - V9781933371153
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Fixing the Fragmented University: Decentralization With Direction

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Description for Fixing the Fragmented University: Decentralization With Direction Hardback. A fatal flaw in accountability programs is the fragmented university that leaves academic departments-the units most responsible for institutional results-out of the performance loop. Editor(s): Burke, Joseph C. Series: JB-Anker. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
A fatal flaw in accountability programs is the fragmented university that leaves academic departments—the units most responsible for institutional results—out of the performance loop. Currently, decentralization fosters a disabling disconnect among societal concerns, institutional goals, and departmental aims, the three links of public accountability. How then can the culture of many research universities be transformed from provider-driven prestige to public-centered engagement? The answer is not to end decentralization but to add direction.

Fixing the Fragmented University brings together a group of national experts in a discussion of different methods for fixing the fragmented university and changing campus culture. The ... Read more

Written for administrators, trustees, faculty leaders, and students in higher education, this book describes an effective research university as one focused on serving public needs rather than courting peer prestige. It brings together a group of national experts who present responses, from their disciplines, toward fixing the fragmented university and assisting it in becoming as devoted to undergraduate education and public engagement as it is to faculty research.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Series
JB-Anker
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781933371153
SKU
V9781933371153
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Joseph C. Burke
Joseph C. Burke is director of the Higher Education Program and a Senior Fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, and professor of higher education policy and management at the State University of New York. After receiving his Ph.D. in history from Indiana University, Dr. Burke taught for 12 years. He served as president of the Sate University ... Read more

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