James L Bess, Jay R Dee

Bridging the Divide between Faculty and Administration

A Guide to Understanding Conflict in the Academy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This resource analyzes common sources of conflict between faculty and administrators and presents a wealth of strategies for improving communication, ultimately enhancing organizational effectiveness and institutional performance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780415842716
• ISBN-10: 0415842719
• Artikelnr.: 38396598

Autorenporträt

James L. Bess is Professor Emeritus at New York University, USA. Jay R. Dee is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Higher Education Doctoral Program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One: Perennial Conflicts between Faculty and Administration
Chapter Two: Paradigm Differences as the Underlying Sources of Conflict
between Faculty and Administrators
Chapter Three: Communication and Conflict in the Academy
Chapter Four: Faculty-Administration Conflict and Institutional
Effectiveness
Chapter Five: When Time is of the Essence: The Temporal Dimensions of
Conflict in the Academy
Chapter Six: Enhancing Communication and Collaboration between Faculty and
Administration
Chapter Seven: Summary and Conclusions: Toward Improved Understanding,
Cooperation, and Effectiveness
References