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Higher Education for the Public Good
Emerging Voices from a National Movement
"This carefully researched and thoughtful book adds insights critical to better understanding the twenty-first century issues and challenges dramatically reshaping the social charter between higher education and society. It is a call for a national dialogue that will serve as bedrock for strengthening the increasingly fragile relationship between society and institutions of higher education. College and university, as well as governmental leaders will find the multiple perspectives assembled in this book a practical and timely resource in exchanging views about the public trust and the reciprocal relationships between society and institutions of higher education." "In face of new social and economic challenges, Higher Education for the Public Good raises important questions and thought-provoking suggestions about how we might adapt our academic offerings and outreach efforts while remaining true to our first principles in a manner that ensures accountability, fosters trust, and preserves and sustains the social compact with our citizens." "This timely and thoughtful book explores the ways a university, public or private, can and should be a public good: educating future citizens, preserving the cultures of the past and laying the groundwork for the future, making discoveries that change the world, and engaging with its many constituencies and communities on the critical societal issues of the day. This collection is a must-read for anyone who cares about higher education." "If you care--and worry--about American higher education and its leadership role in our society, then read this book. It does not answer tough questions with simplistic formulas; however, thanks to an outstanding set of authors, it will provoke you to think hard about important issues that need strenuous debate as we work for sensible educational policies that promote the well-being of our nation. Such a debate will serve the public good by challenging us to think both within and outside of the academy."
--Lou Anna Kimsey Simon, president, Michigan State University
--Molly Corbett Broad, president, University of North Carolina
--Nancy Cantor, chancellor and president, Syracuse University
--C. Peter Magrath, president, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
Adrianna Kezar (Edited by), AJ Kezar (Author), Anthony C. Chambers (Edited by), John C. Burkhardt (Edited by)
9780787973827, Wiley
Hardback, published 27 May 2005
368 pages
24 x 16.1 x 3.5 cm, 0.561 kg
"One cannot help but develop some of the authors' optimism after reading this book." (Journal of Higher Education, Spring 2006)
This important book explores the various ways that higher education contributes to the realization of significant public ends and examines how leaders can promote and enhance their contribution to the social charter through new policies and best practices. It also shows how other sectors of society, government agencies, foundations, and individuals can partner with institutions of higher education to promote the public good. Higher Education for the Public Good includes contributions from leaders in the field—many of whom participated in dialogues hosted by the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good. These leaders are responsible for creating successful strategies, programs, and efforts that foster the public’s role in higher education.
Preface xiii About the Authors xxiii Part One: Exploring the Public Good 1 1 The Special Role of Higher Education in Society: As a Public Good for the Public Good 3 2 Challenges for Higher Education in Serving the Public Good 23 3 Creating a Metamovement: A Vision Toward Regaining the Public Social Charter 43 Part Two: Public Policy and the Public Good 55 4 State Governance and the Public Good 57 5 Listening to the Public: A New Agenda for Higher Education? 71 6 Trusteeship and the Public Good 87 7 The Public Good and a Racially Diverse Democracy 102 Part Three: Cross-Sector Issues and the Public Good 125 8 Liberal Education and the Civic Engagement Gap 127 9 The Disciplines and the Public Good 146 10 Scholarship for the Public Good: Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant 166 Part Four: Institutional Governance and Leadership for the Public Good 183 11 Integrating a Commitment to the Public Good into the Institutional Fabric 185 12 Rethinking Faculty Roles and Rewards for the Public Good 217 13 Institutional Differences in Pursuing the Public Good 235 Part Five: Individual Leadership for the Public Good 261 14 Leading the Engaged Institution 263 15 Preparing Doctoral Students for Faculty Careers That Contribute to the Public Good 272 16 Let Us Speak: Including Students’ Voices in the Public Good of Higher Education 293 17 Presidential Leadership for the Public Good 308 Part Six: Concluding Thoughts on the Public Good 315 18 Creating Dialogue: A New Charter and Vision of the Public Good 317 19 Pondering the Social Charter: Critical Reflection for Leaders 326 Name Index 331 Subject Index 337
Tony C. Chambers
Adrianna J. Kezar
Adrianna J. Kezar
David Longanecker
David Mathews
Richard Novak, Susan Whealler Johnston
Denise O’Neil Green, William T. Trent
Carol Geary Schneider
Edward Zlotkowski
Judith A. Ramaley
Lee Benson, Ira Harkavy, Matthew Hartley
Kelly Ward
Barbara A. Holland
James C. Votruba
Ann Austin, Benita J. Barnes
Stephen John Quaye
Martha W. Gilliland
Adrianna J. Kezar
Tony C. Chambers
Subject Areas: Education [JN]