Higher Education Administration: 50 Case-Based Vignettes - Softcover

Newman, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1623968488 ISBN 13: 9781623968489

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Few resources exist for individuals who wish to subscribe to a practical, applied learning approach to higher education administration. To that end, the book's vignettes: 1) reflect the diversity of issues, roles, contexts and situations postsecondary leaders face”yet are uncommonly addressed in learning resources; 2) place learners in authentic higher education administrative circumstances in which they must respond; 3) facilitate further individual or collective exploration; and 4) may be adapted to a broad array of formal and informal professional development needs. The book's scenarios include a broad assortment of exhibits (e.g., correspondences, articles, institutional policies, etc.) which allow learners to practice evaluating a range of information sources common in postsecondary administration. In addition, each vignette provides learners with guided opportunities to determine how and why they might respond in the situations presented, and offers chances to assess the responses of actual higher education administrators to authentic situations and challenges. bENDORSEMENTS:b "Instead of management theory pronounced from on high, this collection presents 50 real-world situations typical of those higher education leaders grapple with daily. From impassioned-yet-questionable expenditure requests, to nasty intra-departmental conflicts, to intrusive elected officials, responses to these challenges make or break careers in academic administration. Read Higher Education Administration: 50 Case-Based Vignettes to understand more fully the land mines that litter the landscape of university and college leadership, as well as how to navigate through them."iKevin P. Reilly, President Emeritus and Regent Professor, University of Wisconsin System, and Presidential Advisor for Leadership, American Council on Educationi "In Higher Education Administration: 50 Case-Based Vignettes, Scott Newman presents a series of cases based upon actual situations faced by practicing administrators. The cases apply to all levels of leadership and include situations dealing with ethics, peer relationships, interference from a former administrator, political issues with policy makers, fairness of resource allocation, competence of support department personnel, freedom of speech, and many others. This collection of cases is a valuable resource for both current and prospective higher education leaders. Thinking about possible responses to these vignettes will prepare leaders to deal with the situations they will no doubt face in real life."iGeorge R. Boggs, President and CEO Emeritus, American Association of Community Colleges; SuperintendentPresident Emeritus, Palomar Collegei "Higher education is at an incredibly dynamic point historically. Many of the assumptions about leadership in this tumultuous environment are under close scrutiny. Higher Education Administration: 50 Case-Based Vignettes is a very practical and user-friendly group of case studies that allows thoughtful exploration of authentic situations. Each one of the scenarios raises a number of important themes relevant to postsecondary leadership in the 21st century. The text represents a best-practice approach for the preparation of current and future leaders for a range of challenging roles."iGregg Garn, Dean and Presidential Professor of the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, and Executive Director of the K20 Center, The University of Oklahomai

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About the Author

Scott Newman, Oklahoma State University, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1623968488
• ISBN 13: 9781623968489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184