Pursuing excellence in higher education : eight fundamental challenges

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Title:

Author:

Ruben, Brent D.

ISBN:

9780787962043

Personal Author:

Ruben, Brent D.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2004.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 420 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Series Title:

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Abstract:

"In this book, Brent D. Ruben 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. Each of the book's chapters features narratives contributed by colleagues from across the nation and the higher education enterprise that clearly illustrate the challenges and responses to them. The book also explores the fundamental question of developing a vision for higher education that emphasizes excellence in practice and challenges everyone involved to achieve greater goals in the future."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/2003011190.html
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003011190.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley044/2003011190.html

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In 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. Pursuing Excellence in Higher Education offers an in-depth examination of eight key challenges for the academy Broadening public appreciation for the work of the academy Increasing our understanding of the needs of workplaces Becoming more effective learning organizations Integrating assessment, planning, and improvement Enhancing collaboration and community Recognizing that everyone in the institution is a teacher Devoting more attention and resources to leadership More broadly framing our vision of excellence