This volume provides practical insight and guidance to campus leaders who are attempting to accelerate the transformation of their campuses to meet the challenges and opportunities of the Knowledge Age. This insight is drawn from case studies and vignettes from nearly twenty campuses that have succeeded in leveraging the forces of transformation on their campuses. They have achieved this leverage through multifaceted change initiatives that involve a collection of actions: (1) developing vision and strategy for the Knowledge Age, (2) conducting campuswide dialogue on change, (3) dramatically enhancing information technology infrastructure and skills, (4) redirecting existing institutional processes, (5) crafting new learning processes and products, and (6) changing the campus culture. The volume concludes with a presentation of the five families of basic competencies necessary for particular academic programs or campuses to succeed in the twenty-first century: (1) planning and change processes operating at Knowledge Age standards of timeliness, customization, and flexibility; (2) advanced IT infrastructure and skills in its use; (3) a new generation of tools for learning, interactivity, certification of mastery, and personal productivity; (4) new financial paradigms; and (5) supercharged strategic alliances. This is the 94th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Institutional Research.

Mobilizing for Transformation: How Campuses Are Preparing for the Knowledge Age: New Directions for Institutional Research (J-B IR Single Issue Institutional Research)

Education & Teaching

Morrison, James L.

Norris, Donald M.

Schools & Teaching

Jossey-Bass

The Best School in the World: West Point, the Pre-Civil War Years, 1833-1866

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Kent State Univ Pr

Much of our planning to date in higher education has focused on questions of internal effectiveness and efficiency, but, given the period of rapid social change we have entered, it is imperative that we improve our abilities to assess changes in the external environment and examine their implications for higher education. In this way we will be able to develop better goals, strategies, and plans to take advantage of emerging opportunities and head off potentially damaging developments. The chapters in this sourcebook consider the problem of assessing the external environment in planning and are primarily concerned with the contributions that traditional institutional research methods and perspectives make to institutional planning. The purpose of this volume of New Directions for Institutional Research is to describe a variety of futures research techniques and to illustrate their utiltiy for strategic planning.

Applying Methods and Techniques of Futures Research: New Directions for Institutional Research (J-B IR Single Issue Institutional Research)

Boucher, Wayne I.

Renfro, William L.

Appraises futures research as a tool for dealing with social, economic, political, and technological changes. Features new strategies in planning, forecasting, and environmental scanning.

Futures Research and the Strategic Planning Process: Implications for Higher Education (J-B ASHE Higher Education Report Series (AEHE))

Higher & Continuing Education

Anticipatory Management: 10 Power Tools for Achieving Excellence into the 21st Century

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Ashley, William C.

Home Improvement & Design

Issue Action Pubns

Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success

Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success, Second Edition provides a comprehensive practice-based introduction to leadership. The text guides readers to design their leadership purposefully and mindfully as they develop their leadership knowledge, skills, and dispositions.\nAlso available in SAGE Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Learn more about 978-1-0718-9120-9, Discovering Leadership - Vantage Learning Platform, Second Edition.

Business & Money

Allen, Scott J.

Middlebrooks, Anthony E.

McNutt, Mindy S.

Management & Leadership

Sage Publications, Inc.

Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success, Second Edition provides a comprehensive practice-based introduction to leadership. The text guides readers to design their leadership purposefully and mindfully as they develop their leadership knowledge, skills, and dispositions.\nAlso available in SAGE Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Learn more about 978-1-0718-9120-9, Discovering Leadership - Vantage Digital Option, Second Edition.

The Healing of America: Welfare Reform in the Cyber Economy (Routledge Revivals)

Reference

Routledge

The Healing of America (Routledge Revivals)

Discovering Leadership: Designing Your Success by Anthony Middlebrooks, Scott J. Allen, Mindy McNutt, and James Morrison provides a practical, engaging foundation and easy-to-understand framework for individuals to purposefully design leadership. This action-oriented text starts with the self and helps students understand their individual strengths, styles, and skills with numerous reflection opportunities. Next, the text explores the relational aspects of leadership and best practices for motivating and inspiring followers. Finally, the text concludes by examining how leaders can transform their communities and create lasting, positive change. Practical applications and activities in each chapter help students develop their confidence, optimism, resiliency, and engagement. Regardless of your students’ background or major, they will gain the knowledge and skills they need to become thoughtful, impactful leaders.

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