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The factors contributing to the greatness of a first-rank liberal
arts college are difficult to analyze. Hidden from view in the
mysteries of tradition and institutional aura, the insistent
questions remain: How has it been done? Can it still be done? In an
intensive analysis of three highly regarded liberal arts colleges,
Burton R. Clark uses a developmental approach to formal
organization to seek out answers to these questions. The author
begins with a presentation of the historical development of three
colleges, Antioch, Reed, and Swarthmore. He describes in detail how
broad institutional innovations were introduced and made to endure.
He then carefully notes the unique events, special conditions, and
unusual features that are the components of each institution's
fabric. Each of the three narratives is guided by comparative
categories, that produce analytical and theoretical insights into
organizational development. From the above data Clark develops the
concept of the "organizational saga" as the central ingredient in
the making of the distinctive college. He explains this concept in
terms of organizational role and mission, using the historical
narratives of the first section to suggest the bases for the
development of sagas. In its empirical findings and conceptual
formulations, The Distinctive College, first published in 1970, has
played an important role in the analysis and understanding of
college culture in contemporary America. It is a study of
leadership, as well as an examination of how values are realized in
the everyday routine of participants in the life of educational
organizations. It remains the premier sociological study of
institution building in American higher education.
The factors contributing to the greatness of a first-rank liberal
arts college are difficult to analyze. Hidden from view in the
mysteries of tradition and institutional aura, the insistent
questions remain: How has it been done? Can it still be done? In an
intensive analysis of three highly regarded liberal arts colleges,
Burton R. Clark uses a developmental approach to formal
organization to seek out answers to these questions. The author
begins with a presentation of the historical development of three
colleges, Antioch, Reed, and Swarthmore. He describes in detail how
broad institutional innovations were introduced and made to endure.
He then carefully notes the unique events, special conditions, and
unusual features that are the components of each institution's
fabric. Each of the three narratives is guided by comparative
categories, that produce analytical and theoretical insights into
organizational development. From the above data Clark develops the
concept of the "organizational saga" as the central ingredient in
the making of the distinctive college. He explains this concept in
terms of organizational role and mission, using the historical
narratives of the first section to suggest the bases for the
development of sagas. In its empirical findings and conceptual
formulations, The Distinctive College, first published in 1970, has
played an important role in the analysis and understanding of
college culture in contemporary America. It is a study of
leadership, as well as an examination of how values are realized in
the everyday routine of participants in the life of educational
organizations. It remains the premier sociological study of
institution building in American higher education.
Based on field research carried out over a two year period, this
book describes processes of transformation that took place over a
fifteen year period in five European universities. Five common
features identified - described as "organizational pathways of
transformation" - are highlighted and used to frame the case-study
accounts. These pathways consist of: a strengthened steering core;
an extended developmental periphery; a diversified funding base; a
stimulated academic heartland; and an entrepreneurial culture.
Taken together, these elements help universities overcome the
growing imbalance between environmental demands and university
capacity to respond that is now occurring in universities
internationally. As universities come under greater pressure to
change their traditional character and become more innovative and
entrepreneurial, the successful implementation of new managerial
perspectives is important if they are to succeed. Reconciling these
changes with traditional academic values provide the concepts on
which the case studies are based.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1984.
The first scholarly treatment of private education outside the
United States.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1985.
This text explores one of the major issues in university education
today: the relationship between research, teaching and study. Based
on cross-national research on the university systems of Germany,
Britain, France, the United States and Japan, this book offers
in-depth comparative analysis and draws provocative conclusions
about the future of the research-teaching-study nexus. The book
identifies the main features and limitations of each national
system: governmental and industrial dominance in Japan, for
example, and England's collegiate form of university. It examines
the forces drawing research, teaching and study apart and those
binding them together. Highlighting the fruitful integration of
teaching and research in the American graduate school, Clark
decries the widely held view that these are antithetical
activities. Rather, he demonstrates that research provides a rich
basis for instruction and learning. Universities, he maintains, are
places of inquiry, and the future lies with institutions firmly
grounded in this belief.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1985.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1993.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1993.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1968.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1984.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1968.
How can we compare national systems of higher education, since
their organization varies from country to country? This title
identifies the basic elements common to all such systems, and
includes thematic comparisons among a number of countries.
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