Pathways to Reform: Credits and Conflict at The City University of New York (The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691169942 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Looking through the lens of the Pathways program and factoring in key players, she analyzes how governance structures and conflicting interests, along with other institutional factors, impede changewhich, Logue shows, is all too rare, slow, and costly. A personal account of the implementation of a controversial credit transfer program at the nation's third-largest universityChange is notoriously difficult in any large organization. Hotly debated, Pathways met with vociferous resistance from many faculty members, drew the attention of local and national media, and resulted in lengthy legal action. Institutions of higher education are no exception. From 2010 to 2013, Alexandra Logu
She lives in New York City. Logue is a research professor at the Center for Advanced Study in Education at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is the author of The Psychology of Eating and Drinking and Self-Control: Waiting Until Tomorrow for What You Want Today. . From 2008 to 2014, she served as
Mellon Foundation"Pathways to Reform provides a guide to colleges on how to avoid the pitfalls and survive the minefields at every stage of creating a core curriculum, from planning to implementation. There is no other book like this one."--William G. A riveting account of power and authority, Pathways to Reform demonstrates how difficult it is to achieve change when vested interests are at stake and compromise is viewed as surrender."--Eugene M. Telling a good story, it describes the background that led to the need for Pathways, the features of the reform pro