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Engaging the Six Cultures of the Academy: Revised and Expanded Edition of The Four Cultures of the Academy
William H. Bergquist
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Description for Engaging the Six Cultures of the Academy: Revised and Expanded Edition of The Four Cultures of the Academy
Hardcover. This book provides a valuable overview of higher education from a multi-dimensional perspective. The authors argue that different parts of an academic institution constitute six different "cultures. Series: Wiley Desktop Editions. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
In The Four Cultures of the Academy, William H. Bergquist identified four different, yet interrelated, cultures found in North American higher education: collegial, managerial, developmental, and advocacy. In this new and expanded edition of that classic work, Bergquist and coauthor Kenneth Pawlak propose that there are additional external influences in our global culture that are pressing upon the academic institution, forcing it to alter the way it goes about its business. Two new cultures are now emerging in the academic institution as a result of these global, external forces: the virtual culture, prompted by the technological and social forces that ... Read more
In The Four Cultures of the Academy, William H. Bergquist identified four different, yet interrelated, cultures found in North American higher education: collegial, managerial, developmental, and advocacy. In this new and expanded edition of that classic work, Bergquist and coauthor Kenneth Pawlak propose that there are additional external influences in our global culture that are pressing upon the academic institution, forcing it to alter the way it goes about its business. Two new cultures are now emerging in the academic institution as a result of these global, external forces: the virtual culture, prompted by the technological and social forces that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Desktop Editions
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787995195
SKU
V9780787995195
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About William H. Bergquist
THE AUTHORS William H. Bergquist is an international consultant and professor in the fields of organizational psychology and management and president of the Professional School of Psychology, California. He is the author of forty-three books, including The Four Cultures of the Academy. Kenneth Pawlak is chair of the Creative Arts, Social Service, and Education ... Read more
Reviews for Engaging the Six Cultures of the Academy: Revised and Expanded Edition of The Four Cultures of the Academy
The approaches suggested are appreciative inquiry and the ironic perspective, applying paradox and polarity to theory. (The Journal of Continuing Higher Ed, 06/08)