{"product_id":"governance-reconsidered-how-boards-presidents-administrators-and-faculty-can-help-their-colleges-thrive-9781118738498","title":"Governance Reconsidered  How Boards Presidents Administrators and Faculty Can Help Their Colleges  Thrive","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevamp senior administration organization for more effective governance    Governance Reconsidered: How Boards, Presidents, Administrators, and Faculty Can Help Their Colleges Thrive takes an in-depth look at the current practice of governance in higher education and explores solutions for more effective functioning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Shared Governance: Its History and Its Challenges 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pressures on Shared Governance 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences in How Shared Governance Has Been Practiced 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe History of Shared Governance 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences over the Nature and Pace of Change 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePressures on Trustees, Presidents, and Faculty to Change 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Impact of Financial Pressures on Governance 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Causes of Financial Pressures 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEfforts to Control Tuition and Limit Growing Financial Aid 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dangers of Business as Usual in Times of Budget Problems 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Successful, Proactive Approach to Financial Pressures 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Impact on Governance of Contingent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaculty, Online Learning, and MOOCs 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReliance on Contingent Faculty Affects Governance 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnline Courses and MOOCs 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Impact on Governance of Questions About Higher Education’s Value and Cost 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher Education Is Vulnerable to Criticism 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClaims That Colleges Are Failing to Educate Students 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElected Officials Seek to Influence Higher Education 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrustees Are Assuming More Activist Roles 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Cautionary Tales: Protests of Presidential Actions and Lessons for Shared Governance 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChief Financial Officers Seek Academic Cost Reductions 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations for Presidents 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Cautionary Tales: Faculty Failures and Recommendations for Collaboration 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Studies: Faculties That Resist Administrative Decisions 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations for Faculty Members 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Cautionary Tales: Boards That Fail to Fulfill Their Fiduciary Responsibilities and Recommendations for Changes 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamples of Boards Failing to Provide Oversight 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessons Learned 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations for Boards 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Complexity of Terminating a President 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations for Boards That Are Confronted with Concerns About Presidential Performance 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Exemplary Tales: Successful Presidents 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKettering University 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican International College 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePitzer College 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommonalities 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResources 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186829615447,"sku":"9781118738498","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/governance-reconsidered-how-boards-presidents-administrators-and-faculty-can-help-their-colleges-thrive-9781118738498","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}