Chaos Theory and Higher Education

The challenges of leadership, policy formation, and strategic planning in higher education are difficult under the best of circumstances. Our rapid pace of change and shifting societal expectations of higher education sharpen these challenges. The authors of this anthology institutional leaders and academics from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain consider metaphors of chaos theory that may have not only descriptive utility, but prescriptive power, in the enhancement of these duties and opportunities.

Autorentext

The Editor: Marc Cutright is Communications Director for the Center for Social Organization of Schools, The Johns Hopkins University. He received his Ed.D. in higher education leadership from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Canada, where he investigated strategic planning in higher education.

Zusammenfassung
«The essays are often arresting and suggestive of novel approaches and are sure to provide controversial ideas for traditional campus practitioners.» (George Keller, Author of 'Academic Strategy')
«This collection is an important step toward realizing chaos theory's use not just as a descriptive tool, but as a prescriptive one for improving strategic planning and organizational practices in higher education.» (James L. Morrison, Professor of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Editor emeritus of 'On the Horizon')