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Author Harrison, Laura M., author

Title Alternative solutions to higher education's challenges : an appreciative approach to reform / Laura M. Harrison, Peter C. Mather
Published New York, NY ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2016

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Contents 1. Developing a toolbox for appreciative approaches to change -- 2. Cultivating organizational strengths through democratic leadership -- 3. Fostering an enriching community life and effective public service -- 4. Centering institutional practices around meaningful student learning -- 5. Leveraging liberal education to promote equal opportunity -- 6. Embracing the heart in the head(y) world of higher education -- 7. Reclaiming teaching in person -- 8. Moving forward
Summary Moving beyond critique, Alternative Solutions to Higher Education's Challenges uses an appreciative approach to highlight what is working in colleges and universities and offers an examination of how institutions can improve practice. Drawing on examples and cases from real higher education institutions, this book offers a solution-focused framework that challenges the negative assumptions that have plagued higher education. Chapters explore how current narratives have perpetuated and maintained systematic flaws in our education system and have hindered reform. This invaluable resource breaks from the substantial literature that only highlights the many problems facing higher education today, and instead provides alternative strategies and essential recommendations for moving higher education institutions forward
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Education, Higher.
Educational change.
higher education.
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Education, Higher
Educational change
Form Electronic book
Author Mather, Peter C., author
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