{"product_id":"pursuing-excellence-in-higher-education-eight-fundamental-challenges-hardback-9780787962043","title":"Pursuing Excellence in Higher Education; Eight Fundamental Challenges (Hardback) 9780787962043","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePursuing Excellence in Higher Education\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEight Fundamental Challenges\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrent D. Ruben (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787962043, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 October 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 4 cm, 0.671 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this important book, Brent D. Ruben, distinguished professor of communication and organizational psychology and executive director of the Center for Organizational Development and Leadership at Rutgers University, proposes an inclusive view of excellence for higher education that emphasizes the importance of higher standards in the service and operational dimensions as well as in academics. \u003ci\u003ePursuing Excellence in Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e offers an in-depth examination of eight key challenges for the academy  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroadening public appreciation for the work of the academy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncreasing our understanding of the needs of workplaces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBecoming more effective learning organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrating assessment, planning, and improvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnhancing collaboration and community\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRecognizing that everyone in the institution is a teacher\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevoting more attention and resources to leadership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMore broadly framing our vision of excellence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDavid Ward, President, American Council on Education\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Authors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Excellence in Higher Education: Eight Fundamental Challenges.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Broadening Public Appreciation for the Work of the Academy: Committing Ourselves to Dialogue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Road Scholars Program (\u003ci\u003eGraham B. Spanier\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to Wants: Innovating to Address Needs (\u003ci\u003eDavid Ward and Maury Cotter\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Better Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Workplaces: Bridging the Gap Between the World of the Academy and the World of Work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing High-Performing Teachers (\u003ci\u003eRuth C. Ash and Jean Ann Box\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Leadership Competencies as Campus Consultants (\u003ci\u003eStacey L. Connaughton and Michael C. Quinlan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormalizing Corporate Engagement (\u003ci\u003eJohn Dew\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Becoming More Effective Learning Organizations: Clarifying Goals and Evaluating Outcomes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplementing a Strategic Plan Using Indicators and Targets (\u003ci\u003eMary Sue Coleman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Excellence from a Stakeholder Perspective (\u003ci\u003eSusan G. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Balanced Scorecard for Business and Administrative Services at the University of California, Berkeley (\u003ci\u003eRon Coley and Paul K. Dimond\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Solutions to Campus Parking Problems (\u003ci\u003eMo Qayoumi\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Integrating Organizational Assessment, Planning, and Improvement: Making Organizational Self-Study and Change Everyday Activities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Academic Quality Improvement Project (AQIP) (\u003ci\u003eStephen D. Spangehl\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Excellence in Higher Education in Finance and Administrative Services (\u003ci\u003eRichard M. Norman, W. James Haley, and Adolph Haislar\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinning the Baldrige National Quality Award (\u003ci\u003eCharles W. Sorensen and Diane Moen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Enhancing Collaboration and Community: Aligning the Rhetoric and Reality of Campus Culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvancing Academic Excellence and Collaboration Through Strategic Planning (\u003ci\u003eFrancis L. Lawrence and Christine Haska Cermak\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Committee on Institutional Cooperation’s Academic Leadership Program (\u003ci\u003eRobert Secor\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Recognizing That Everyone in the Institution Is a Teacher: Focusing on the Student Experience.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnhancing the Quality of Graduate Student Instruction: The Teaching Assistant Project (TAP) (\u003ci\u003eBarbara E. Bender\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe University of Cincinnati Is Listening: The Quality Service Initiative (\u003ci\u003eJames R. Tucker and Marie L. Sutthoff\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity and Service Learning: The Rutgers CASE Program (\u003ci\u003eD. Michael Shafer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Devoting More Attention and Resources to Leadership: Attracting, Developing, and Retaining Outstanding Leaders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecruiting and Supporting Academic Leaders at the University of Delaware (\u003ci\u003eConrado M. (Bobby) Gempesaw II\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Development at Cornell University (\u003ci\u003eChester C. Warzynski and Brian F. Chabot\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePenn State’s Excellence in Leadership and Management Program (\u003ci\u003eBillie S. Willits and Leonard E. Pollack\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Business of Higher Education (\u003ci\u003eJames E. Morley, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. More Broadly Framing Our Vision of Excellence: Pursuing Excellence in All That We Do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking Charge of Change: The Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities (\u003ci\u003eJohn V. Byrne\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Community and Shared Vision Through “The Quality Expo” (\u003ci\u003eLouise Sandmeyer and Carol Lindborg Everett\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Change at Berkeley: A Work in Progress (\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Berdahl and Phyllis Hoffman\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. 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