{"product_id":"the-agile-college-9781421440231","title":"The Agile College","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing Grawe's seminal first book, this volume answers the question: How can a college or university prepare for forecasted demographic disruptions?Demographic changes promise to reshape the market for higher education in the next 15 years. Colleges are already grappling with the consequences of declining family size due to low birth rates brought on by the Great Recession, as well as the continuing shift toward minority student populations. Each institution faces a distinct market context with unique organizational strengths; no one-size-fits-all answer could suffice.   In this essential follow-up to Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education, Nathan D. Grawe explores how proactive institutions are preparing for the resulting challenges that lie ahead. While it isn't possible to reverse the demographic tide, most institutions, he argues persuasively, can mitigate the effects. Drawing on interviews with higher education leaders, Grawe explores successful avenues of response, i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrawe's book is unapologetically empirical, focusing on specific programmes, policies and approaches already piloted with success . . .  \u003ci\u003eThe Agile College\u003c\/i\u003e convincingly shows that succumbing to despondency is a premature response to the impending demographic disruption.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Agile College\u003c\/i\u003e debunks the idea that colleges and universities are helpless in the face of demographic trends.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eInside Higher Ed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Demographic Pressures\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Evolving Demographic Trends\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Updated Projections of Higher Education Demand\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. New Lenses for Higher Education Demand\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. A Detailed Examination by Race\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. The Response of Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Strategies and Tactics for Tackling Disruptive Change\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Recruitment and Financial Aid Policies\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Retention Initiatives\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Program Reforms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Reorganization, Rightsizing, and Other Names for Retrenchment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Growth Plans\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Collaborative Action\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Something between Chicken Little and Pollyanna\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1. Methods\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2. Comparison to WICHE Forecasts\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408141361495,"sku":"9781421440231","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421440231.jpg?v=1730501737","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-agile-college-9781421440231","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}