Author : Anna Visvizi
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 26,16 MB
Release : 2019-10-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 1789736293
The experts and practitioners contributing to this volume reveal a complex reality of HEI today. The book links the debate on education to topical issues in politics, society and economy, including questions of technological progress, social responsibility, sustainability, well-being and, broadly understood, resilience.
Author : Kristina 'KP' Powers
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 16,80 MB
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000788466
Situating strategic planning and budgeting within the organization and administration of higher education institutions, this text provides effective and proven strategies for today’s change-oriented leaders. Bringing together distinguished administrators from two-year, four-year, public, and private colleges and universities, this volume provides both practical and effective guidance on the intricacies of the institutional structure, its functional activities, and contingency planning. Organization and Administration in Higher Education orients future administrators to the major areas of an academic institution and will assist higher education administrators in leading their institutions to excellence. New in the third edition is an expanded discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as updated coverage across various institutional settings including community colleges. Additionally, the authors provide guidance on managing crises and institutional disruptions such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Powers and Schloss offer refreshed end-of-chapter discussion prompts and online instructor materials, including PowerPoints to support multimodal learning and new methods of teaching found here: https://instituteforeffectiveness.org/organization-and-administration-of-higher-education
Author : Adrianna Kezar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 43,13 MB
Release : 2019-10-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 0429787103
Higher Education Administration for Social Justice and Equity empowers all administrators in higher education to engage in their work—to make decisions, hire, mentor, budget, create plans, and carry out other day-to-day operations—with a clear commitment to justice, sensitivity to power and privilege, and capacity to facilitate equitable outcomes. Grounding administration for social justice as a matter of daily work, this book translates abstract concepts and theory into the work of hiring, socialization, budgeting, and decision-making. Contributed chapters by renowned scholars and current practitioners examine the way higher education administration is organized, and will help readers both question existing structures and practices, and consider new and different ways of organizing campuses based on equity and social justice. Rich with case studies and pedagogical tools, this book connects theory to practice, and is an invaluable resource for current and aspiring administrators.
Author : J. David Johnson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 1527555313
This book provides a detailed examination of the processes that lead to unsustainable growth of nonessential personnel in the modern university. It explores administrative bloat, a major contributor to the rising costs of a college education, comprehensively detailing its development through the examination of case studies. After defining bloat and considering many of the factors that contribute to it (and its associated consequences), a number of case studies are used to elaborate and expand on the themes developed in the initial chapter. The first case focuses on the complex infrastructures being developed to promote the strategically ambiguous focus on student success. Universities have developed a number of information dissemination programs in recent years. One such program that is also explicitly targeted at the commercialization of university research is the development of technology transfer offices. Relatedly, the next case focuses on the institutional pressures brought by various stakeholders to emulate the success of the famed Research Triangle in North Carolina by developing technology incubators and research and development parks that promote entrepreneurship. The final case study focuses on the promise of technology, particularly in the form of distance learning. The final chapter summarizes the book and addresses some more general issues, asking questions such as: What is success? What are the ethical concerns raised by bloat? How do they relate to the individual interests? What manifest and latent functions does it serve?
Author : Margaret J. Barr
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 16,10 MB
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 1119287731
This book will help new administrators (department chairs, directors, deans) understand and become more proficient in their financial management role within the institution. Highly accessible, practitioners will be able to put the book's guidance to immediate use in their work. It is also grounded in the latest knowledge base and filled with examples from across all types of institutions, so that it makes an ideal text for a courses in graduate programs in higher education leadership and administration. Specifically, the book: • provides an understanding of the basics of budgeting and fiscal management in higher education • defines the elements of a budget, the budget cycle, and the steps for creating a budget • suggests ways of avoiding common pitfalls and problems of managing budgets • contains effective strategies for dealing with loss of resources • includes end-of-chapter reflection questions and an expanded glossary of terms Written in plain language this volume provides practical approaches to many complex problems in fiscal management. This new edition of the book contains new information in every chapter reflecting both the most recent developments in higher education and feedback from readers of the earlier edition. The information on the current higher education financial environment has been updated, and the case studies have been revised. Readers will be introduced to Bowen's theory of resources and expenses as an important way to understand budgetary decision making in colleges and universities. Special attention is paid to the use of restricted funds, the budget implications of faculty appointments and the challenges caused by personnel policies for staff. In addition, greater attention is given to development and implementation of repair and replacement programs in auxiliary enterprises. The challenges that arise when budget problems are postponed are also discussed. The volume contains a number of suggestions for practitioners with new budgeting and fiscal responsibilities.
Author : Gabriel R. Serna
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 16,61 MB
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 1475825633
This book takes an applied approach to budgeting and fiscal administration in higher education. It presents new and aspiring leaders in higher education and student affairs with the fundamental knowledge and skills to supervise, analyze, and implement budgets that make the best and most effective use of limited resources. By exploring the foundational elements of fiscal administration and outlining the process step-by-step, this text carefully takes leaders through real-world examples and includes myriad opportunities for application. Indeed, a major goal of this text is to provide readers with a set of technical skills that can be applied across a range of contexts. Our expectation is that current and future higher education and student affairs leaders will find this text invaluable in their day-to-day work and that the material presented here will help them engage in fruitful decisions around the allocation of scare resources.
Author : Daniel Grassian
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 45,82 MB
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 1421437082
It's not the "dark side" if you approach it with insight, wit, and compassion. Most new college and university administrators, especially if they come directly from the faculty ranks or from outside academia, receive little if any training. Rather, they try to succeed mostly by stumbling through the (semi-)dark with a combination of their own knowledge and experience as well as on-the-job learning. This can lead to costly (for the administrator and the institution) mistakes as well as professional failures and campus-wide miseries. In An Insider's Guide to University Administration, Daniel Grassian helps those currently in faculty positions or outside academia determine whether a career in college and university administration is right for them—and, if so, how to best position themselves for success. Applying theory to real, practical examples of university administration, Grassian provides both prospective and current administrators with an in-depth critical analysis of areas pertinent to college and university administration, including leadership, management, vision, diversity, ethics, and fund-raising. Drawing on his varied, extensive teaching and administrative career, Grassian leaves readers with a better understanding of what those in college and university administration do and the important practical, political, and ethical issues with which they engage.
Author : NDALAHWA MUSA MASANJA
Publisher : NMM Printers
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2019-05-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9976594712
Due to the changing nature of higher education, it is imperative for administrators to understand the deep and broader issues in higher education administration. This book provide contemporary issue concerning the management of higher education administration These issues include how to deal with students, teaching staff, non-teaching staff and all other stakeholders in higher education. Specifically, the book discusses globalization and campus internationalization in higher education. Since education has been a global endeavor where students from different countries and culture share their educational experience, it is important for administrators or leaders to integrate this understanding in the management of higher education. At the same time the book explains cultural diversity issues and the impact on student learning experience in higher education. At the same time, financial issues are also an important issue for students planning to join higher education institutions. For this reason, administrators should formulate strategies to make higher education affordable for prospective students. This book provides some strategies and techniques to solve the rising cost in higher education globally. In addition, the book provides social issues in higher education administrations. As administrators are supposed to comprehend the social challenges and address them accordingly for the overall benefit of their educational institutions. Furthermore, this book provides other important social topics critical for management of higher education institutions. Spirituality is another critical area of concern in higher education. This book discusses this subject in detail and provides a clear way forward for administrators to navigate spiritual issues in higher education. Consequently, the book also discusses the effects of alcoholism plaguing higher education campuses. The book provides an in-depth discussion about the problem and provides possible solution to deal with the rising challenge in higher education and administration. Finally, the book provides other important subjects which are to be tackled by leaders and administrators in higher education. This book can be a practical guide to management the current and contemporary issues in higher education administration.
Author : Laura A. Wankel
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 24,66 MB
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 0857246518
New technologies provide new ways of delivering the programs and services of higher educational (HE) institutions. This book examines how social media are redefining what university communities are and the purposes and practices of the various functional areas in HE.
Author : Tamara Bertrand Jones
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 41,26 MB
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000979458
For Black women faculty members and student affairs personnel, this book delineates the needed skills and the range of possible pathways for attaining administrative positions in higher education.This book uses a survey that identifies the skills and knowledge that Black women administrators report as most critical at different stages of their careers as a foundation for the personal narratives of individual administrators’ career progressions. The contributors address barriers, strategies, and considerations such as the comparative merits of starting a career at an HBCU or PWI, or at a public or private institution.Their stories shine light on how to develop the most effective leadership style, how to communicate, and the importance of leading with credibility. They dwell on the necessity of listening to one’s inner voice in guiding decisions, of maintaining integrity and having a clear sense of values, and of developing a realistic sense of personal limitations and abilities. They illustrate how to combine institutional and personal priorities with service to the community; share how the authors carved out their distinct and purposeful career paths; and demonstrate the importance of the mentoring they received and provided along the way. A theoretical chapter provides a frame for reflecting on the paths traveled. These accounts and reflections provide enlightenment, inspiration, and nuggets of wisdom for all Black women who want to advance their careers in higher education.
