Full Description
This book provides needed guidance and advice for how colleges and universities can reorganize to foster more collaborative work. In a time of declining resources, financial challenges, changing demographics, and staff overturn, institutions are looking for ways to maximize their resources and still be effective. This book is based on a study of campuses that have been successful in recreating their environments to support collaborative work.
Contents
PrefacePart One: Setting the Context for Moving Toward Collaboration: Understanding the Logic, Barriers, and Need to Reorganize. 1 The Collaborative Imperative. 2 The Challenges of Collaboration. 3 Taking Advantage of Collaboration: Synergizing Successful Practices. Part Two: Strategies for Reorganizing Campuses. 4 Mission, Vision, and Educational Philosophy. 5 Values. 6 Social Networks. 7 Integrating Structures. 8 Rewards. 9 External Pressures. 10 Learning. Part Three: Conclusion: Bringing the Strategies Together for Collective Action. 11 Developing a Collaborative Context: Toward a Developmental Process. 12 A Collective Responsibility: What Can Various Constituents Do to Support Collaboration on Campus? Appendix A: Methodology. Appendix B: Resource Guide. References. Index.
