Defining the Missions of AASCU Institutions


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This collected work presents nine papers concerning state college and university expectations which were originally presented at an August 1989 conference in Colorado developed by the Academic Affairs Resource Center. Topics considered in the essays include the essential philosophy undergirding the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), critical issues affecting the future of the various disciplines, research and scholarship, and the role of AASCU institutions in the community. Papers have the following titles and authors: "AASCU's Role among Institutions of Higher Education" (Keith Lovin); "Nontraditional and Minority Students, Faculty, and Staff: How Have They Contributed to a Transformation of the Academic Community?" (Tobin Barrozo); "The Liberal Arts and the Professions: On Common Ground" (Catherine Gira); "The Arts and Humanities and AASCU's Mission" (David Jorns); "Science and Technology" (Robert Caret); "Scholarly Activity, Interdisciplinary Team Teaching, and the Professional Vitality of AASCU Faculty" (Ronald Woodbury); "The Role of Scholarship in Serving the Mission of AASCU Institutions" (Richard Pattenaude and Michael Bassis); "Continuing Education" (David Strand); and "Economic Development and AASCU Institutions: An Examination of Roles and Critical Questions for State Policy Makers" (John Bardo and others). References accompany some papers. (DB)




Faculty Members' Scholarly Learning Across Institutional Types


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Explore an important, yet understudied concept: faculty scholarly learning. Taking a broad view, this volume explains how scholarly learning is defined and conceptualized by scholars. The authors synthesize the recent literature and organize the findings according to Boyers four forms of scholarship (discovery, teaching, engagement, and integration). They then offer a counternarrative to faculty scholarly learning and the ways in which it is enacted and supported. Recommendations for developing, supporting, and evaluating faculty scholarly learning are also presented. This volume answers: What does scholarly learning look like at different types of institutions? What contexts and/or supports hinder or help faculty members scholarly learning at the different institutional types? What challenges are noted in the extant literature on faculty work around further study or better understanding of faculty members scholarly learning across institutional types? This is the second issue of the 43rd volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication.




Organizational Communication and Management


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Polish and American scholars, with contributions from Western Europe, Japan, and Africa, discuss issues of the communication and management demands on companies faced with dealing in a global economy. The main topics of the 14 papers, from a June 1990 conference near Plock, Poland, are the economic







Office Hours


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In a series of stinging analyses, this book examines the current sorry state of higher education. The second half of the volume offers "alternative futures" for the academy, visions that involve academic organizations, public outreach through the internet, faculty unionization, and campus organizing. Office Hours is a roll-up-your-sleeves look at the avoidable disaster facing the modern university.




Scholarship Reconsidered


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Shifting faculty roles in a changing landscape Ernest L. Boyer's landmark book Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate challenged the publish-or-perish status quo that dominated the academic landscape for generations. His powerful and enduring argument for a new approach to faculty roles and rewards continues to play a significant part of the national conversation on scholarship in the academy. Though steeped in tradition, the role of faculty in the academic world has shifted significantly in recent decades. The rise of the non-tenure-track class of professors is well documented. If the historic rule of promotion and tenure is waning, what role can scholarship play in a fragmented, unbundled academy? Boyer offers a still much-needed approach. He calls for a broadened view of scholarship, audaciously refocusing its gaze from the tenure file and to a wider community. This expanded edition offers, in addition to the original text, a critical introduction that explores the impact of Boyer's views, a call to action for applying Boyer's message to the changing nature of faculty work, and a discussion guide to help readers start a new conversation about how Scholarship Reconsidered applies today.




On the Road to Economic Development


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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have important local and regional economic roles to play in helping the Nation meet its educational and workforce training objectives. This study aims to understand how HBCUs use their existing continuing educational resources to enhance their involvement in the economic development activities in their service area. The continuing education area includes community outreach to learners of all ages and backgrounds, and offers opportunities to glean examples from a wide range of programs. Includes promising practices and key program elements at nine HBCUs.




Proceedings of the ... Annual Meeting


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Scholarship Reconsidered


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Shifting faculty roles in a changing landscape Ernest L. Boyer's landmark book Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate challenged the publish-or-perish status quo that dominated the academic landscape for generations. His powerful and enduring argument for a new approach to faculty roles and rewards continues to play a significant part of the national conversation on scholarship in the academy. Though steeped in tradition, the role of faculty in the academic world has shifted significantly in recent decades. The rise of the non-tenure-track class of professors is well documented. If the historic rule of promotion and tenure is waning, what role can scholarship play in a fragmented, unbundled academy? Boyer offers a still much-needed approach. He calls for a broadened view of scholarship, audaciously refocusing its gaze from the tenure file and to a wider community. This expanded edition offers, in addition to the original text, a critical introduction that explores the impact of Boyer's views, a call to action for applying Boyer's message to the changing nature of faculty work, and a discussion guide to help readers start a new conversation about how Scholarship Reconsidered applies today.




Publish Or Perish


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