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Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is
an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how
culture influences the social role of higher education in various
nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they
shape universities, and how knowledge and academic work interact in
national contexts. This book focuses on how both developed and
developing countries' systems of higher education are affected by
their own culture and their place within the larger global context.
Originally published in 1996 The Social Role of Higher Education is
an anthology of nine papers, it presents cases studies showing how
culture influences the social role of higher education in various
nations. It examines how environments get defined and how they
shape universities, and how knowledge and academic work interact in
national contexts. This book focuses on how both developed and
developing countries' systems of higher education are affected by
their own culture and their place within the larger global context.
Colleges and universities are currently undergoing the most
significant challenges they have faced since World War II. Rising
costs, increased competition from for-profit providers, the impact
of technology, and the changing desires and needs of consumers have
combined to create a dynamic tension for those who work in, and
study, postsecondary education. What worked yesterday is unlikely
to work tomorrow. The status quo or bromides such as 'stay the
course' are insufficient responses in a market that demands
creativity and innovation if an organization does not simply wish
to survive, but thrive. Managerial responses or top-down linear
decisions are antithetical to academic organizations and most
likely recipes for disaster. In today's 'flat world',
decision-making for most organizations has become less hierarchical
and more decentralized. Understanding this trend is of particular
importance for organizations with traditions of shared governance.
The message of this book is that understanding organizational
culture is critical for those who recognize that academe must
change, but are unsure how to make that change happen. Even the
most seasoned college and university administrators and professors
often ask themselves, 'What holds this place together'? The
author's answer is that an organization's culture is the glue of
academic life. Paradoxically, this 'glue' does not make things get
stuck, but unstuck. An understanding of culture enables an
organization's participants to interpret the institution to
themselves and others, and in consequence, to propel the
institution forward. An organization's culture is reflected in what
is done, how it is done, and who is involved in doing it. It
concerns decisions, actions, and communication on an instrumental
and symbolic level. This book considers various facets of academic
culture, discusses how to study it, how to analyze it, and how to
improve it in order to move colleges and universities aggressively
into the future while maintaining core academic values. This book
presents updated versions of eight key articles on organizational
culture in higher education by William G. Tierney. The new
introduction that sets them in the context of current and future
challenges will add further value to articles that are already in
high demand.
The 3rd volume of Contemporary Ethnographic Studies focuses on the
Web of Leadership and Presidency in Higher Education.
The college application process-which entails multiple forms,
essays, test scores, and deadlines-can be intimidating. For
students without substantial school and family support, the
complexity of this process can become a barrier to access. William
G. Tierney, Tracy Fullerton, and their teams at the University of
Southern California approach this challenge innovatively. Using the
tools of online games and social media, they have developed ways to
make applying for college much less intimidating. While the vast
majority of college students use social media and gaming in their
everyday lives, colleges and universities have been slow to
recognize and harness the power of either. Postsecondary Play
explores the significance of games and social media in higher
education, and particularly how they can be used to attract,
retain, educate, and socialize students. Tierney, a past president
of the American Educational Research Association, has gathered some
of the best research on the emerging role of games and social media
in the classroom and how these tools can boost student confidence
and increase college access. Scholars writing from a wide variety
of disciplines-college access, social media, game studies, and
learning sciences-provide concrete examples to illustrate the new
and complex ways in which students learn in response to social
media and games. Tierney and the contributors find that, although
games can be powerful tools for encouraging underserved students,
quality game design and mastering the concept of play-the ability
to develop skills while engaging in the game-are essential in the
effective use of serious games in teaching and learning.
Summarizing a decade of research in game design and learning,
Postsecondary Play will appeal to higher education scholars and
students of learning, online gaming, education, and the media.
One of the few portraits of higher education from a postmodern
queer analysis that is devoid of painful rhetoric and brutal
theorizing. I plan to use it for a course I teach on gay and
lesbian issues. A passionately argued and personally revealing
postmodern analysis of academia and the queer presence. Rousing,
enlightening, and lucid. --James T. Sears, Professor of Curriculum
and Higher Education, University of South Carolina "William G.
Tierney amply and ably probes the political charge of the specifics
of an out gay researcher versus the unmarked person who does
research on gay and/or lesbian topics." --Patti Lather, Professor
of Education and Women's Studies, The Ohio State University
"William G. Tierney is a practicing 'outlaw,' crisscrossing the
horizon where cultural studies meets the academy. One of our
premier critics of higher education, Tierney reveals how cultural
distinctions shape our relation to key dimensions of everyday life:
sexuality, ethnicity, gender, and social class. Academic Outlaws
works at the intersections of cultural studies and queer theory by
forcing us to reflect on how authors/readers reflect and interact
with one another in the construction of a text. The book has a
theoretical sophistication and elegance of style that is rare in
academic writing. A thought-provoking work that is as courageous as
it is provocative." --Peter McLaren, Professor of Education and
Cultural Studies, UCLA "Academic Outlaws lays the foundation for
those in higher education who are honestly interested in creating
inclusive environments on our campuses. William G. Tierney's
ability to translate theory into strategies for change eliminates
the common excuses that scholars do not provide blueprints for
transformation. The book is communicated with passion, commitment,
and love. A model for all those who have not been full participants
in higher education." --Mildred Garcia, Assistant Vice President
for Academic Affairs, Montclair State University "Simultaneously
autobiographical, fictional, and theoretical, this powerful and
accessible exposition is essential reading for all interested in
cultural studies and politics." --William F. Pinar, St. Bernard
Parish Alumni Endowed Professor, Louisiana State University
"William G. Tierney's juxtaposition of critical theory and
structural analysis is the most coherent and systematic framework
for cultural studies to date. A far-reaching intellectual
accomplishment. The bitter, sweet, and loving persona stories
inform both sophisticated theory development and superb tactical
and strategic planning for faculty and administrators. No other
contemporary work connects these epistemological and methodological
arenas so deftly and so accessibly. The book sets a new standard
for transdisciplinarity in the social sciences." --Yvonna S.
Lincoln, Professor, Texas A&M "Every heterosexual person should
read this book. It could be one small step in making for a more
peaceful, happier world." --Clyde Hendrick, Department of
Psychology, Texas Tech University and formerly Dean, Texas Tech
University Graduate School "William G. Tierney provides a
provocative contemporary look into queer scholarship and queer
scholars. There is certainly a need for this book as many academic
units are currently struggling with issues on the role of gay and
lesbian scholars and scholarship in their respective disciplines.
The book should definitely make a significant contribution to the
field of gay and lesbian studies." --Larry D. Icard, School of
Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle Scholarly yet
provocatively written, Academic Outlaws presents a comprehensive
discussion of how life in academe is experienced by gay men and
lesbian women. Using a narrative style that mixes autobiography,
case study data, and fiction, author William G. Tierney provides
timely insight into how homosexuals are treated in higher education
and proposes an alternative process for redefining long-established
cultural norms. He works at the intersection of "hot points" in
intellectual, university life, exploring the theoretical and
practical implications of cultural studies, queer theory, and
critical theory among others. Drawing readers into a comfortable
conversation about some of society's most difficult topics, this
book demonstrates the need to reframe concepts such as oppression,
difference, language, and culture as they affect the social culture
of our learning institutions. Of broad and contemporary appeal,
this book should be read by researchers, academics, students, and
lay readers as well. Academic Outlaws will also appeal to those
interested in knowledge production and how we might reconfigure the
academy as we approach the 21st century. The policy-related
implications will be stimulating to those who are concerned with
issues of equity.
As we enter the 21st century, colleges and universities are in great flux. Fiscal shortfalls, a suspicious public, a more consumer-driven market, and a host of other concerns demand that postsecondary institutions restructure themselves. Building the Responsive Campus offers a critique of modern academia, as well as a proposal for making campuses more effective -- that is, better at meeting clients and customers' needs. Author William G. Tierney addresses the problems that many academic institutions have today in clinging to the practices and organization of the past. He argues that institutions of higher learning are in demand of dramatic organizational changes. The chapters look at key critical issues -- faculty roles and rewards, presidential leadership, strategic planning, assessment, and evaluation-utilizing the latest ideas to bring about structural reform and high performance. The timely volume takes a data-driven approach, using research derived from ethnographies, case studies, and interviews carried out over the past 15 years. By outlining many of the organizational problems that colleges and universities face today, Tierney reveals workable solutions.
How does the digital divide affect the teaching and learning of
historically underrepresented students? Many schools and programs
in low-income neighborhoods lack access to the technological
resources, including equipment and Internet service, that those in
middle- and upper-income neighborhoods have at their fingertips.
This inequity creates a persistent digital divide-not a simple
divide in access to technology per se, but a divide in both formal
and informal digital literacy that further marginalizes youths from
low-income, minoritized, and first-generation communities.
Diversifying Digital Learning outlines the pervasive problems that
exist with ensuring digital equity and identifies successful
strategies to tackle the issue. Bringing together top scholars to
discuss how digital equity in education might become a key goal in
American education, this book is structured to provide a framework
for understanding how historically underrepresented students most
effectively engage with technology-and how institutions may help or
hinder students' ability to develop and capitalize on digital
literacies. This book will appeal to readers who are well versed in
the diverse uses of social media and technologies, as well as less
technologically savvy educators and policy analysts in educational
organizations such as schools, afterschool programs, colleges, and
universities. Addressing the intersection of digital media,
race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic class in a frank manner, the
lessons within this compelling work will help educators enable
students in grades K-12, as well as in postsecondary institutions,
to participate in a rapidly changing world framed by shifting new
media technologies. Contributors: Young Whan Choi, Zoe B. Corwin,
Christina Evans, Julie Flapan, Joanna Goode, Erica Hodgin, Joseph
Kahne, Suneal Kolluri, Lynette Kvasny, David J. Leonard, Jane
Margolis, Crystle Martin, Safiya Umoja Noble, Amanda Ochsner, Fay
Cobb Payton, Antar A. Tichavakunda, William G. Tierney, S. Craig
Watkins
As the economic value of education increases, as more students seek
to complete college courses while forgoing the "undergraduate
experience," and as funding for public higher education decreases,
the for-profit higher education sector has exploded. In New
Players, Different Game, William G. Tierney and Guilbert C.
Hentschke compare for-profit and not-for-profit models of higher
education to assess the strengths and weaknesses of both.
For-profit institutions offer a fundamentally distinct type of
postsecondary education. Some critics argue the institutions are so
different they should not be accepted as an integral part of the
American higher education system. Here, Tierney and Hentschke
explore what traditional and nontraditional colleges and
universities can learn from each other, comparing how they recruit
students, employ faculty, and organize instructional programs. The
authors suggest that, rather than continuing their standoff, the
two sectors could mutually benefit from examining each other's
culture, practices, and outcomes.
Today, institutional leaders face numerous struggles:
intervention from boards of trustees, alumni, and state
legislators; decline in financial support from the states; and
competition in an increasingly global marketplace. While it is
agreed that effective governance structures allow institutions to
respond creatively to these challenges, how best to allocate
control in order to maximize institutional efficiency, preserve
academic freedom, and ensure institutional identity remains
unclear. Increasingly, administrators look to non-academic
institutions for governance and management strategies.
In "Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance," William G.
Tierney brings together faculty members, administrators, and policy
experts to discuss differing views of academic governance at
institutional, state, and international levels. Topics include the
effects of globalization and the prospect of international
accreditation; balancing the entrepreneurial and philosophical
goals of higher education; the interaction between state
governments and public universities; and the conflicting interests
and roles of boards of trustees, administrators, and faculty.
Carefully weighing various models and strategies, "Competing
Conceptions of Academic Governance" provides new ways of
understanding and addressing the changes that are transforming
higher education.
This book focuses on representations of contested realities in
qualitative research. The authors examine two separate, but
interrelated, issues: criticisms of how researchers use "voice",
and suggestions about how to develop experimental voices that
expand the range of narrative strategies.
Changing relationships between researchers and respondents
dictate alterations in textual representations -- from the "view
from nowhere" to the view from a particular location, and from the
omniscient voice authors have struggled with voice in to the
polyvocality of communities of individuals. Examples of new
representations and textual experiments provide models for how some
their texts, and in so doing, broaden who they and we mean by
"us".
Research on the organizational culture in higher education affirms
that congruent cultures are better than fragmented ones, and that
managing culture is an oxymoron. Such analyses often lead to the
assumptions that unity of purpose is essential and leadership is
impossible.
In Rethinking Education and Poverty, William G Tierney brings
together scholars from around the world to examine the complex
relationship between poverty and education in the twenty-first
century. International in scope, this book assembles the best
contemporary thinking about how education can mediate class and
improve the lives of marginalized individuals. In remarkably
nuanced ways, this volume examines education's role as both a
possible factor in perpetuating-and a tool for
alleviating-entrenched poverty. Education has long been seen as a
way out of poverty. Some critics, however, argue that educational
systems mask inequality and perpetuate cycles of poverty and
wealth; others believe that the innate resilience or intellectual
ability of impoverished students is what allows those individuals
to succeed. Rethinking Education and Poverty grapples in turn with
the ramifications of each possibility. Throughout these compelling,
far-reaching, and provocative essays, the contributors seek to
better understand how local efforts to reduce poverty through
education interact-or fail to interact-with international
assessment efforts. They take a broad historical view, examining
social, economic, and educational polices from the post-World War
II period to the end of the Cold War and beyond. Although there is
no simple solution to inequality, this book makes clear that
education offers numerous exciting possibilities for progress.
Today, institutional leaders face numerous struggles:
intervention from boards of trustees, alumni, and state
legislators; decline in financial support from the states; and
competition in an increasingly global marketplace. While it is
agreed that effective governance structures allow institutions to
respond creatively to these challenges, how best to allocate
control in order to maximize institutional efficiency, preserve
academic freedom, and ensure institutional identity remains
unclear. Increasingly, administrators look to non-academic
institutions for governance and management strategies.
In "Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance," William G.
Tierney brings together faculty members, administrators, and policy
experts to discuss differing views of academic governance at
institutional, state, and international levels. Topics include the
effects of globalization and the prospect of international
accreditation; balancing the entrepreneurial and philosophical
goals of higher education; the interaction between state
governments and public universities; and the conflicting interests
and roles of boards of trustees, administrators, and faculty.
Carefully weighing various models and strategies, "Competing
Conceptions of Academic Governance" provides new ways of
understanding and addressing the changes that are transforming
higher education.
In Rethinking Education and Poverty, William G Tierney brings
together scholars from around the world to examine the complex
relationship between poverty and education in the twenty-first
century. International in scope, this book assembles the best
contemporary thinking about how education can mediate class and
improve the lives of marginalized individuals. In remarkably
nuanced ways, this volume examines education's role as both a
possible factor in perpetuating-and a tool for
alleviating-entrenched poverty. Education has long been seen as a
way out of poverty. Some critics, however, argue that educational
systems mask inequality and perpetuate cycles of poverty and
wealth; others believe that the innate resilience or intellectual
ability of impoverished students is what allows those individuals
to succeed. Rethinking Education and Poverty grapples in turn with
the ramifications of each possibility. Throughout these compelling,
far-reaching, and provocative essays, the contributors seek to
better understand how local efforts to reduce poverty through
education interact-or fail to interact-with international
assessment efforts. They take a broad historical view, examining
social, economic, and educational polices from the post-World War
II period to the end of the Cold War and beyond. Although there is
no simple solution to inequality, this book makes clear that
education offers numerous exciting possibilities for progress.
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