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Alleviating the Policy Paradox through Improved Institutional Policy Systems: A Case Study
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Clark, Steven C.; Griffin, Rick A.; Martin, Cameron K. – Innovative Higher Education, 2012
Institutional policies and policy systems are vital to the well-being of institutions of higher education. While many institutions dedicate time and resources to the development of key policies, the establishment of a well-designed and well-functioning policy system is often neglected. We refer to the discrepancy between the importance of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Administration, Program Improvement, Educational Policy
Launching Interdisciplinary Programs as College Signature Areas: An Example
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Stone, Tammy; Bollard, Kathleen; Harbor, Jonathan M. – Innovative Higher Education, 2009
Increasingly administrators are concerned with inspiring and supporting faculty members in the creation of interdisciplinary programs in response to research and funding shifts and public need. This article presents an initiative undertaken at the University of Colorado Denver, demonstrating a method for identifying and launching a set of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, College Environment, College Faculty, Program Descriptions
The Professor as a Person: The Role of Faculty Well-Being in Faculty Development.
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Hubbard, Glenda T.; Atkins, Sally S. – Innovative Higher Education, 1995
A discussion of faculty development in colleges and universities examines the rationale for an expanded role for faculty development and reviews institutional structures and practices that support the personal and professional development of faculty, including faculty and academic development, employee assistance, and health promotion programs.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty
Infusing Multicultural Education: A Process of Creating Organizational Change at the College Level.
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Guy, Talmadge C.; Reiff, Judith C.; Oliver, Jenny Penney – Innovative Higher Education, 1998
A case study uses the concept of second-order organizational change to conceptualize the nature of change associated with infusing multicultural education within a large college of education. A four-year process is described, in which qualitative changes to the organization's culture occurred. Key elements of change included the values and norms…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, Cultural Pluralism
Five Years of Strategic Environmental Assessment Efforts at a Research University: A Case Study of an Organizational Innovation.
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Hearn, James C.; And Others – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
The development and five-year history of the University of Minnesota's environmental scanning effort, a strategic approach to institutional management, are discussed. Over time, scanning efforts became less theory-based and failed to become institutionalized. Inherent limitations in the organizational structure and culture of educational…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration
Overcoming Institutional Barriers to Broad-Based Curricular Change.
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Elliott, Donald; And Others – Innovative Higher Education, 1993
The recent experience of the business school at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville in overcoming structural obstacles to curriculum development is discussed. Drawing on an automobile industry model for organizational change, the school used an interdisciplinary approach to curriculum design and implementation. Characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration