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020 _a9781442204461 (Hbk)
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050 0 0 _aLA227.4
_b.H63 2012
084 _aEDU015000
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100 1 _aHoffman, Allan M.
_q(Allan Michael)
245 1 0 _aInnovations in higher education :
_h[manuscript] :
_bigniting the spark for success /
_cAllan M. Hoffman and Stephen D. Spangehl.
260 _aLanham, Md. :
_bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,
_c[2012]
300 _axv, 200 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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440 0 _aAmerican Council on Education series on higher education
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPart I.A view from the top -- The evolution of higher education -- Perspectives on innovation -- Does accreditation inhibit innovation? -- Measuring success -- The present state of higher education -- Community colleges -- Part II. Success : In their own words -- Academic quality measures -- Benchmarking -- Faculty development -- Student retention -- Curriculum development -- Technology -- Facilities -- Part III. Putting it all together -- Motivating success -- Building the capacity for change through innovation.
520 _a"Rising costs, increasing global competition, intensifying calls for accountability--all these pressures are bearing down upon the status quo of higher education today. Governments, funders, students, and parents are demanding strategic improvements in all aspects of postsecondary education. Reform cannot happen slowly--colleges and universities must take a rapid and dynamic approach to change. The answer lies in innovation, as this book shows, to promote fresh ideas and bring higher education professionals together to effect real and dramatic change"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEducational innovations
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEducational change
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700 1 _aSpangehl, Stephen D.
830 0 _aAmerican Council on Education series on higher education.
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