The Liberal Arts College Adapting to Change: The Survival of Small Schools

ISBN-13: 9780815319467 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 270 str.

Gary Bonvillian; Robert Murphy

Opis

Describes how small, private, mostly liberal arts colleges in the US have successfully overcome the social, economic, and market conditions that have posed a threat to their survival. With a detailed study of Keuka College in New York State and evidence from others schools, shows how the administrat

Recenzje

"The book effectively conveys the unique and sometimes precarious position of small liberal arts colleges. It will specifically appeal to college administrators, particularly those at small schools...may engage anyone involved in higher education." -- NACADA Journal

Spis treści

Preface * Introduction * The Liberal Arts College * A Case Study of Keuka College * Working Relationships at Keuka * What Successful Schools Are Doing * External Environment * Internal Environment: Organizational Challenges Stakeholders * New Directions for Institutional Decision-Making Organizational Context * Tables * Figures * Notes * Index

O autorze

Bonvillian, Gary; Murphy, Robert