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Author Mortimer, Kenneth P., 1937-

Title The art and politics of academic governance : relations among boards, presidents, and faculty / Kenneth P. Mortimer and Colleen O'Brien Sathre
Published Westport, CT : Praeger Publishers, [2007]
©2007

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Description xv, 143 pages24 cm
Series Ace/praeger series on higher education
American Council on Education/Praeger series on higher education.
Contents The world is changing faster than the governance structure -- Shared governance, politics, and the role of senates and unions -- The board : where does it fit in the art of academic governance? -- Governance of programs and the curriculum -- President-provost governance relations -- The governance of strategic planning -- In defense of shared governance
Summary "Using case studies and relevant literature, this book illustrates the challenges to legitimate, shared-governance domains when the routine of the academy is forced to deal with big issues, often brought on by external forces."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [129]-137) and index
Subject Universities and colleges -- United States -- Administration.
Education, Higher -- United States -- Administration.
Author Sathre, Colleen O'Brien.
LC no. 2007000496
ISBN 0275984788
9780275984786