Restructuring higher education : what works and what doesn't in reorganizing governing systems
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Restructuring higher education : what works and what doesn't in reorganizing governing systems
(The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series)
Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1996
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
A number of establishments have attempted to gain tighter control over, exact greater accountability from, or increase the efficiency of their higher education systems by reorganizing the decision and reporting structures that connect institutions to the government. This process of "restructuring" can involve institutional mergers and acquisitions, consolidation of institutions and systems, or the elimination of governing boards and agencies. This book analyzes methods and objectives of restructuring through the experiences of five different systems. By looking at both the process and the impacts of these five efforts, it seeks to provide insights into correct (as well as the incorrect) way to go about restructuring, and present lessons for institutional leaders who see restructuring as a means of solving governance problems in their own settings.
Table of Contents
Part One: Context for Change 1. Restructuring and the Failure of Reform(Terrence J. MacTaggart) 2. Methods, Objectives, and Consequences of Restructuring(Richard Novak) Part Two: Five Case Studies 3. Restructuring that Works: North Dakota(Douglas M. Treadway) 4. Where All Politics is Local: Massachussetts(Patricia H. Crosson) 5. Restructuring as a Way of Life: Alaska(Patrick J. O'Rourke) 6. The Human Side of Restructuring: Minnesota(Terrence J. MacTaggart) 7. Restructuring and Its Aftermath: Maryland(Robert Berdahl, Frank A. Schmidtlein) Part Three: Lessons of Restructuring 8. A Model for Successful Restructuring(Aims C. McGuinness, Jr.) 9. Lessons for Leaders(Terrence J. MacTaggart).
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