Governing Academia
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801472822 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Each chapter in its own way was a pleasure to read, and I learned a great deal from each author."David W. The individual chapters are well written, and their authors are well grounded in and demonstrate solid knowledge of the subject matter."Michael A. Barbezat, Journal of Economic Literature"Governing Academia covers an important range of issues related to governance of institutions of higher education. Breneman, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia. Baer, Senior Vice President, Programs and Analysis
Governing Academia From Many Perspectives Ehrenberg has assembled an array of writers to describe and prescribe what they believe to be the saving grace of higher education.I found the book most helpful doing research on shared faculty governance and the influence of the for-profit sector of academia. However, it would also benefit those working on projects related to senior and mid-level academic administration, including collective bargaining.Supporting data was sufficien
Ehrenberg is theIrving M. Ronald G. Weiss Presidential Fellow.. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics at Cornell University and a Stephen H
Wilson, Michigan State University. Ehrenberg, Cornell University; James O. The authors are leading academic administrators and scholars from a wide range of fields including economics, education, law, political science, and public policy.Contributors: Ronald G. Kezsbom, Cornell University; Daniel B. Kaplan, University of Colorado; Adam T. Ronald G. Olivas, University of Houston Law Center; Brian Pusser, University of Virginia; Sarah E. Nagowski, Cornell University; Michael A. Hammond, Michigan State University; Donald E. Klaff, Cornell University; Susanne Lohmann, University of California, Los Angeles; Matthew P. Public concern over sharp increases in undergraduate tuition has led many to question why colleges and universities cannot behave more like businesses and cut their costs to hold tuition down. Heller, Pennsylvania State University; Benjamin E. Ehrenberg and his coauthors assert that understanding how academic institutions are governed provides part of the answer.Factors that influence the governance of academic institutions include how states regulate higher education and govern their public institutions; the size and method of selection of boards of trustees; the roles of trust