Sport in the Aspirational Corporate University: A Genealogy of Athletic Programming Development at Towson University

This project will specifically focus on the symbiotic relationship between the intercollegiate athletics program and corporatization of educational functions and leadership at Towson University as emblematic of the influence that neoliberal corporate capitalism has had on institutions of higher education and its stakeholders. We offer a genealogy of Towson University athletics to interrogate how the athletics program is a byproduct of, and vehicle for, the ascent of commercial imperatives and growing the consumer experience at the corporate university through authoritarian leadership and centralized governance. We conclude by making the argument that the corporate university lacks any real semblance of shared governance and that it has been to the very real detriment of the many stakeholders administrators suggest they are beholden to.

Download Full-text

Engaging Faculty as a Strategic Choice in Assessment

Handbook of Research on Assessment Technologies, Methods, and Applications in Higher Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-667-9.ch020 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 317-336

Author(s):

Sean A. McKitrick

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Capital ◽

Case Studies ◽

Shared Governance ◽

Strategic Choice ◽

Governance Structure ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Sociological Research ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Networking Theories

This chapter introduces methods that can be used to engage faculty in the assessment process, working within a shared governance structure in institutions of higher education. It begins by identifying assumptions about including faculty in the assessment process, placing special emphasis on social capital and networking theories often used in communication and sociological research. The chapter then proceeds to identify six methods that might be used to engage faculty strategically in the assessment process, and then used three case studies to help explain these methods. The author hopes that an understanding of these assumptions and methods will empower assessment professionals wishing to develop and sustain assessment on their own campuses, and will lead to further discussion about how to include faculty in the assessment process.

Download Full-text

Circular Leadership

Handbook of Research on Ethical Challenges in Higher Education Leadership and Administration - Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-4141-8.ch011 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 203-228

Author(s):

Nancy Kymn Rutigliano Harvin ◽

Michael D. Phillips

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Organizational Change ◽

Shared Governance ◽

Colleges And Universities ◽

Community Collaboration ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Academic Leaders ◽

The Face ◽

New Perspective

This chapter explores circular leadership—its definition, practices, benefits, and challenges—as an architecture for academic leaders and administrators to frame solutions to ethical, organizational, and stakeholder challenges in the face of change within their colleges and universities. In this chapter, circular leadership is examined in the context of organizational change, the perennial challenge facing institutions of higher education. At its core, circular leadership is not about authority, power, ego, or influence. Rather, it is about community, collaboration, coordination, and cohesive action supporting a shared sense of vision. Circular leadership also offers a new perspective on shared governance, presenting enhanced opportunities for trusted partnerships, collegiality, and sustainable progress that can overcome polarization, distrust, and disunity. At its core, circular leadership enables individuals, groups, institutions, and societies to thrive in times of tumultuous change when long-standing, rigid convention must yield to new, holistic ways of securing desired futures.

Download Full-text

Volume 7, Issue 3 Intro Essay: Special Issue on First-Generation College Students

eJournal of Public Affairs ◽

10.21768/ejopa.v7i3.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

College Students ◽

First Generation ◽

First Generation College Students ◽

College Environment ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Special Issue ◽

Diverse Backgrounds ◽

First Generation College ◽

The Many

As guest editors of this special issue on first-generation college students, we wanted to focus upon this unique population and the many ways that institutions of higher education can support them. First-generation college students, defined as neither parent having completed a four-year degree, are a growing and increasingly important population at institutions of higher education. First-generation students often hail from diverse backgrounds and bring a wealth of valuable experiences with them to the college environment. Additionally, first-generation college students are becoming an increasingly important part of institutional recruitment and retention plans.

Download Full-text

Transition Experiences out of Intercollegiate Athletics: A Meta-Synthesis

The Qualitative Report ◽

10.46743/2160-3715/2014.1131 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Rhema Fuller

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Intercollegiate Athletics ◽

Athletic Performance ◽

Research Method ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Performance Loss ◽

Transition Experience ◽

Intercollegiate Sport ◽

Transition Experiences ◽

Practical Implications

Given the renewed focus as to the degree in which institutions of higher education are preparing their student-athletes for life after sports, this study used a qualitative meta-synthesis research method design to examine the transition experiences of college athletes out of intercollegiate sport. The researcher synthesized data from nine qualitative studies, leading to the identification of six themes characteristic of the transition experience: athletic identity, anticipation and preparation, branching out, satisfaction with athletic performance, loss of camaraderie and support systems. Finally, the manuscript discusses the results of the meta-synthesis in light of their theoretical and practical implications.

Download Full-text

Universitet og region – en sammensatt relasjon

Geografi, kunnskap, vitenskap ◽

10.23865/noasp.73.ch4 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 99-130

Author(s):

Peter Arbo

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Literature Review ◽

Regional Development ◽

Empirical Research ◽

Large Scale ◽

Symbiotic Relationship ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

The Past ◽

The Many ◽

The University

Over the past 50 years, there has been a large-scale expansion and decentralization of higher education in Norway. Today, there are universities throughout the country, and the institutions are expected to serve as drivers for regional development. This chapter explores the many-faceted and symbiotic relationship between university and region. The chapter is based on a comprehensive literature review and the author’s own empirical research. First, it examines the advantages and disadvantages that a region may have from a university. Next, the lens is turned and the question is: What difference can the region make to the university? Six major transformations outside and within the universities currently changing the ways in which universities and regions interact are then discussed. As a result of these changes, universities are facing increasingly complex demands and expectations, and the final part of the paper elucidates some of the dilemmas that this creates for the governance of the institutions.

Download Full-text

The many flavors of “yes”: Libraries, collaboration, and improv

College & Research Libraries News ◽

10.5860/crln.78.8.422 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 78 (8) ◽

pp. 422

Author(s):

Kate Dohe ◽

Erin Pappas

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽

Academic Librarians ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

Strategic Partnerships ◽

Know How ◽

The Many ◽

Barriers To Collaboration

Develop Strategic Partnerships” may as well be a mandate at most institutions of higher education these days. But while it is something we librarians have always done, it would be disingenuous to claim that it’s ever been easy. Interdisciplinary collaboration means that academic librarians must draw upon the functional and technological expertise of staff who are not always public facing. Some of us know how to teach, others how to code. Failing to account for the interpersonal tools needed to bridge these domains simply creates additional barriers to collaboration.

Download Full-text