Redesigning Higher Education: A Small New England Public University Changes Higher Education

ISBN-13: 9781433155444 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 210 str.

Donald Birx; Annette Holba; Patricia Bahr

Opis

Redesigning Higher Education: Systemic Integration and Cluster-Based Learning tells the story of ongoing organizational transformation grounded in holistic integration with student-centered decision-making at Plymouth State University.

Recenzje

"Redesigning Higher Education: A Small New England Public University Changes Higher Education situates change and innovation within a particular organizational narrative and context. The authors demonstrate the collaborative spirit they strongly promote by exploring the intersection of theory and practice as it unfolds on their campus."-Brent Sleasman, President, Winebrenner Theological Seminary

Spis treści

Acknowledgments - History and Experiences Before Plymouth - Coming to Plymouth - Plymouth State: Challenges Then and Now - Landscapes in Higher Education Navigating Change in Higher Education: Plymouth State University - Integration - Perspectives: Consequences and Challenges of Revolutionary Change - Epilogue - Appendix: Presidential Blog Series - Further Reading - Author and Contributor Biographies - Index.

O autorze

Donald L. Birx is the president of Plymouth State University. Prior to Plymouth, he was the Chancellor at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Interim Vice Provost/President for Research at New Mexico State University; and Vice Chancellor /President for Research at the University of Houston.

Annette M. Holba recieved a PhD in Rhetoric from Duquesne University in 2005. She has two master's degrees, one in Liberal Studies (Rutgers University 1998) and one in Personal and Organizational Wellness (Plymouth State University 2019). She currently teaches in Communication, Organizational Wellness, and Educational Leadership.

Patricia T. Bahr is Executive Assistant to the President at Plymouth State University. She has a B.S. in Chemistry and a M.S. in Toxicology. Prior to coming to Plymouth, she conducted research at Sloan-Kettering and in the pharmaceutical industry.