Organizing higher education for collaboration : a guide for campus leaders

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.

Author Notes

THE AUTHORS

Adrianna J. Kezar is an associate professor of higher education at the University of Southern California. She is associate director for the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis and former editor of the ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report Series. Kezar is a prolific writer and the author of over seventy-five articles and twelve books, including Rethinking the "L" Word in Higher Education, Higher Education for the Public Good , and Understanding and Facilitating Organizational Change in the 21 st Century .

Jaime Lester is an assistant professor of higher education at George Mason University and former assistant professor in the Department of Leadership and Counseling at Old Dominion University. She has published articles in the Community College Journal of Research and Practice, Community College Review, Journal of Higher Education, Liberal Education , and Thought & Action .

Preface: Organizing Higher Education for Collaboration	p. ix
The Authors	p. xvii
Part 1 Setting the Context for Moving Toward Collaboration: Understanding the Logic, Barriers, and Need to Reorganize
1 The Collaborative Imperative	p. 3
2 The Challenges of Collaboration	p. 21
3 Taking Advantage of Collaboration: Synergizing Successful Practices	p. 41
Part 2 Strategies for Reorganizing Campuses
4 Misson, Vision, and Educational Philosophy	p. 61
5 Values	p. 85
6 Social Networks	p. 99
7 Intergrating Structures	p. 123
8 Rewars	p. 147
9 External Pressures	p. 169
10 Learning	p. 195
Part 3 Conclusion: Bringing the Strategies Together for Collective Action
11 Developing a Collaborative Context: Toward a Developmental Process	p. 215
12 A Collective Responsibility: What Can Various Constituents Do to Support Collaboration on Campus?	p. 237
Appendix A Methodology	p. 251
Appendix B Resource Guide	p. 257
References	p. 261
Index	p. 281

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