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Making change happen in student affairs : challenges and strategies for professionals /

Change is inevitable. Managing change is a choice. Authored by three esteemed leaders in the field of student affairs, Making Change Happen in Student Affairs: Challenges and Strategies for Professionals is a thought-provoking and pragmatic guide to the increasingly complex challenges and expectatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barr, Margaret J.
Otros Autores: McClellan, George S., Sandeen, Arthur
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2014.
Edición:1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Making Change Happen in Student Affairs: Challenges and Strategies for Professionals; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1. Using Foundational Documents and Ethics in Our Work; Our Foundational Documents; The Student Personnel Point of View, 1937; The Student Personnel Point of View, 1949; A Perspective on Student Affairs, 1987; Our Ethical Responsibilities; CAS Statement of Shared Ethical Principles; American College Personnel Association Ethical Principles and Standards; NASPA Standards of Professional Practice.
  • ACPA and NASPA Professional Competencies for Student Affairs PractitionersCase Studies; The Annoying Student Athlete; Balancing Conflicting Values; To Dine or Not to Dine; Responding to an Emerging Student Population; Conclusion; Reflection Questions; 2. Applying Theory, Literature, and Data to Practice; Uses of Theory, Literature, and Data; Looking within the Discipline; Looking Across Disciplines; Looking Across the Map; Theory: Not Just for Graduate School Any More; Reading Is Fundamental-Writing, Too; Collecting, Understanding, and Using Data; Recognizing and Unpacking Boxes; Case Studies.
  • Urban UniversitySouthwestern Desert State; We Are All in the Circle; Spiritual University; Conclusion; Reflective Questions; 3. Using Resources to Effect Change; Challenges in Securing and Using Resources; Diminished Institutional Funds; Increased Demands for Services and Programs; Increased Public Visibility and Scrutiny; Changing Patterns of Institutional Governance; Myths About How Change Occurs; Changing Students; Online Instruction and Services; Applying Insights from Organizational Change Literature; Case Studies; A New Bus System at Alpha University; Academic Advising at Beta College.
  • Need for More Mental Health Services at Gamma UniversityA New Recreation-Union Facility at Epsilon College; A New Student Affairs Development Office; Conclusion; Reflection Questions; 4. Utilizing Technology in Search of Success; Everything All the Time; Students; Administrative and Teaching Practices; Professional Development Activities; The State of Student Affairs and Technological Innovation; A Simple Question; Beware the Junkyard of Next Big Things; Case Studies; Badlands University; Social University; Professional Presence; Conclusion; Reflective Questions.
  • 5. Advocating for Some Students While Serving All StudentsUnderstanding How American Higher Education Became Diverse; Economic Needs of the Country; Federal Support for the Disadvantaged; The Quest for Belonging and Equality; Older Students; Changing Laws and Judicial Decisions; Access for Those with Disabilities; What Strategies Can Assist in Dealing with Diversity?; Creating Academic and Program Requirements Regarding Diversity; Sharing Research Results and Information with Others on Campus; Service Learning Opportunities; Developing Connections across the Campus; Changing the Debate.