Administratively Adrift

Overcoming Institutional Barriers for College Student Success

AvScott A. Bass

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

The multiple crises of 2020-21 have presented both challenges and opportunities for change in four-year residential colleges and universities. Evidence indicates that the historic structure of administrative and student services is increasingly mismatched to the needs of a diverse and stressed student body born in a digital age. Inspired by his leadership in a university-wide initiative that focused on how students' interactions with both academic and professional staff affect their success and well-being, Scott A. Bass presents fresh insights on the inner workings of traditional nonprofit four-year degree residential institutions. The book describes the influences of history, tradition, and internal and external pressures on the American university, highlighting its evolution to its staid and fragmented structure; it distills voices of students, faculty, and staff; and it explores how successful organizations outside of higher education deliver services, with potential applicability for the academy's ability to meet students where they are.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-06-09
Mått:151 x 230 x 15 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:298
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009094030

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Mer om författaren

Scott A. Bass is Professor, Provost Emeritus, and Director of the Center for University Excellence at American University.

Recensioner i media

'The book focuses on a critical area of challenge in American higher education – the effectiveness of university service systems, and the relationship between systems and the levels of academic success and student well-being. University leaders, scholars, and policymakers will find it helpful as we navigate the post-pandemic world in higher education.' Freeman Hrabowski, III, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Innehållsförteckning

1. The gap between the student experience and university operations; 2. Generation Z and the traditional university; 3. University tradition and conformity: insights and persistence; 4. Faculty influence and influences on the faculty; 5. The evolution of the student affairs profession and the ethos of specialization; 6. On decision-making, governance, and the distribution of power: implications for the student experience; 7. Lost among the silos: students and information systems; 8. Pinch points and more: insights from the student's perspective; 9. Reinventing the student experience: a case study; 10. Administratively aligned: a blueprint for a more supportive and holistic learning experience.