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Leadership in continuing and distance education in higher education
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Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 1998
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9780205268238

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Guide to leadership skills, behaviors, and knowledge needed for administration of continuing education or distance learning programs at colleges and universities. Discusses designing a healthy program, staffing and management, marketing, and finances and proposal writing. Provides an understanding


Table of Contents

Most chapters close with Summary, and Bibliography
I Challenges And Changes Continuing Education
1 Higher Education Writes Futures in the Sky
Summary
Bibliography
2 Challenges, Issues and Trends in Continuing Education in Higher Education
Past Views of Continuing Education
Issues in Continuing Education
Challenges of Setting up a New Continuing Education Unit
Summary
Bibliography
II Leadership For The 21St Century In Continuing Education
3 Leadership and Administration in Continuing Education
Leadership
The Difference Between Leadership and Management
Sources of Power
Social ExchangeHow to Make Interactions Work for You
Getting the Minimum Effort
Characteristics of Successful Leaders
The Use of Power. Idiosyncrasy Credit
Organizing Structures
Summary
Bibliography
4 Planning for Continuing Education in Higher Education
Developing a Vision
Scenarios and Objectives for Managing Change
Strategic Planning
Educational Leadership and Planning for Change
Summary
Bibliography
5 Making Decisions in Continuing Education
Kinds of Decisions
The Decision-Making Process
Power, Roles, and Goals of Administration and Faculty
Summary
Bibliography
6 Team Work, Team Building, and Small Groups
Dynamics of Small Work Groups
Prediction of Work Group or Team Performance
Team Learning and Shared Vision
Thoughts on Team Work and Knowledge Building
Summary
Bibliography
7 Motivating and Empowering Staff, Faculty, and Students
Organizational Group Motivation Theory
Individual Motivation
Supportive and Defensive Workplaces
Summary
Bibliography
8 Problem Solving in Continuing Education
Steps in Problem Solving
Group Techniques
Individual Techniques
Some Last Tips on Problem Solving
Summary
Bibliography
9 Learning in Distance Learning
Needed Steps for an Institution to Set Up Distance Education
Administrative and Support Services Enhancements
Educational Interactions
Support for Distance Learning Infrastructures
Summary
Bibliography
10 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Non-Credit Programs
Adult Learners
Long Range Forecasts, Goals, Objectives, and Activities
Distance Learning and Non-Credit Courses. Contract Courses
Quality Concerns
Summary
Bibliography
III Marketing And Finances In Continuing Education
11 Marketing, Diffusion of Innovations, and Direct Mail Processes
Marketing Concepts
Organizational Resistance
Communication and Change
Diffusion of Innovations
Adopter Categories
Direct Marketing
The Four "P"s of Marketing
Summary
Bibliography
12 Finances and Proposal Writing: Institutions of Higher Education Are Each Unique
Day to day Operational Budgets
Starting Up: Developing a Management Plan
Finances and Proposal Writing
Parts of an Effective Proposal
Proposal Draft Guide
Summary
Bibliography
Appendices
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