The Art and Politics of Academic Governance: Relations among Boards, Presidents, and Faculty

by Kenneth P. Mortimer, Colleen O. Sathre, Colleen O'Brien Sathre

Book Overview

Using case studies and relevant literature, this book illustrates the challenges to legitimate, Shared-governance domains when the routine of the academy is forced to deal with big issues, often brought on by external forces. Mortimer and Sathre have gone beyond a discussion of faculty/administrative behavior by focusing on what happens when the legitimate governance claims of faculty, trustees, and presidents clash. They place these relationships...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607096587
• ISBN13: 9781607096580
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"