A volume in Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities,
Challenges, and Solutions Series Editor Bruce Anthony Jones,
University of South Florida The number of staff members serving
American higher education institutions has more than doubled in the
past twenty years, as occupations in technology, development,
government relations, and even athletic administration have grown
as never before in the history of the academy. As the number,
variety, and importance of these positions have grown, so has the
need for their involvement in determining the direction and vision
of the contemporary university. Often in opposition or cast in a
competing light, staff governance bodies are positioned within the
governance framework of faculty, students, trustees, and even
legislatures, all bound together by formal and legal authority
guidelines. The current volume is among the very first to explore
this landscape, and begins with a critical evaluation of the
context of how staff are involved in decision-making. The text
devotes six chapters to an in-depth exploration of the environment
where staff governance is used: in private and community colleges,
with athletics and student affairs, in collective bargaining
environments, and how the inclusion of staff can be an asset to
institutional self-determination. The final section describes the
array of topics staff governance bodies address, and shares a case
study of one professional administrator who chaired a staff senate.
The concluding chapter outlines the implications in policy
formation, evaluation, and agenda setting for the involvement of
staff in the higher education community. The book is a must read
for new, senior college administrators, staff governance leaders,
practitioners in human resource management, those concerned about
democracy in education, and scholars studying higher education
management
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