Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education - Rilegato

Bowen, William G.; Tobin, Eugene M.

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ISBN 10: 0691166420 ISBN 13: 9780691166421

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2015

Riassunto

Do higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within? Locus of Authority argues that every issue facing today's colleges and universities, from stagnant degree completion rates to worrisome cost increases, is exacerbated by a century-old system of governance that desperately requires change. While prior studies have focused on boards of trustees and presidents, few have looked at the place of faculty within the governance system. Bowen and Tobin explore whether departments remain the best ways through which to organize decision making and if the concepts of academic freedom and shared governance need to be sharpened and redefined. Using case studies of four very different institutions, the authors demonstrate that college and university governance has capably adjusted to the necessities of the moment and governance norms and policies should be assessed in the context of historical events. They also demonstrate that successful reform depends on the artful consideration of technological, financial, and cultural developments. Locus of Authority shows that the consequences of not addressing college and university governance are more than the nation can afford.

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"The idea of shared governance probably conjures different notions for trustees, administrators and faculty members. But let's say it's a spectrum, with faculty advocates who want a say in major (or minor) institutional decisions while hoping trustees and administrators will stay out of the curriculum on one side. On the other side, think of administrators and governing boards who desire more involvement in curricular and other decisions long considered to be primary faculty domains, who are happy to be left alone on finance and management. Now imagine somewhere right in the middle: that's where Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education, a new book by William G. Bowen and Eugene M. Tobin from Princeton University Press, aims to land. From neither a wholly faculty- nor administration-driven perspective, it seeks to deliver a friendly but urgent message about the importance of shared decision-making to higher education's future." --Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Education

"William Bowen and Eugene Tobin's new book, Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education, has just been published: anyone interested in the governance of universities and colleges should read it." --Henry Farrell, Washington Monthly

"In Locus of Authority, Bowen and Tobin make a compelling argument that 'governance'--the location and exercise of authority--is in urgent need of reform. Drawing on an historical overview of developments in higher education over the past 200 years and four fairly recent case studies (University of California, Princeton University, Macalester College and the City University of New York), Bowen and Tobin demonstrate that positive change in more likely to occur in a context of shared governance in which administrators, faculty and trustees avoid exclusive claims of 'ownership' in key domains. Locus of Authority is worth reading less . . . as an invitation to a conversation that is relevant to students, alumni and taxpayers as well as higher education 'insiders.'" --Glenn C. Altschuler, Huffington Post

L'autore:

William G. Bowen (1933-2016) was president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Princeton University and founding chairman of ITHAKA.. His many books included The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (with Derek Bok) (Princeton). Eugene M. Tobin is senior program officer for higher education and scholarship in the humanities at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and former president of Hamilton College.

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0691166420
• ISBN 13: 9780691166421
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 380