The Synthetic University
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The Synthetic University:
How Higher Education Can Benefit from Shared Solutions and Save Itself
Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691190990
Pub:
2023 October 10
$35.00 USD
Breve Descripción
Los colegios y universidades estadounidenses han sido durante mucho tiempo la envidia del mundo. La autonomía institucional ha fomentado la creatividad entre profesores, estudiantes y personal. Pero esta autonomía significa que las universidades tienden a crear sus propias soluciones para cada necesidad. Como resultado, la educación superior sufre costosos despidos que elevan las matrículas cada vez más, poniendo en riesgo la educación superior, esencial para la estructura del país. En lugar de hacer ilusiones sobre colaboración o subsidios milagrosos, The Synthetic University describe organizaciones intermediarias que pueden proporcionar soluciones innovadoras y rentables.
Breve descrição
As faculdades e universidades americanas há muito são a inveja do mundo. A autonomia institucional promoveu a criatividade entre professores, alunos e funcionários. Mas esta autonomia faz com que as universidades tendam a criar soluções próprias para cada necessidade. Como resultado, o ensino superior sofre despedimentos dispendiosos que aumentam cada vez mais as matrículas, colocando em risco o ensino superior, essencial para a estrutura do país. Em vez de pensar ilusoriamente sobre colaboração ou subsídios milagrosos, a Universidade Sintética descreve organizações intermediárias que podem fornecer soluções inovadoras e económicas.
Full description
US colleges and universities have long been the envy of the world. Institutional autonomy has fostered creativity among faculty, students, and staff. But this autonomy means that colleges tend to create their own solutions for every need. As a result, higher education suffers from costly redundancies that drive tuitions ever upward, putting higher education, essential to the fabric of the country, at risk. Instead of wishful thinking about collaboration or miraculous subsidies, The Synthetic Universitydescribes intermediary organizations that can provide innovative, cost-effective solutions.
Offering answers to challenges jointly faced by thousands of institutions, James Shulman lays out a compelling new vision of how to reduce spending while enabling schools to maintain their particular contributions. He explains why colleges are so resistant to change and presents illuminating case studies of mission-driven and market-supported entrepreneurial organizations—such as the student tracking infrastructure of the National Student Clearinghouse or the ambitious effort of classics professors to create a shared transinstitutional department. Mixing theory with lessons drawn from his own experience, he demonstrates how to finance and implement the organizations that can synthesize much-needed solutions.
A road map for sustained institutional change, The Synthetic University shows how to overcome colleges’ do-it-yourself impulses, avoid the threat of disruption, and preserve the institutions that we need to conduct basic research, foster innovation, and prepare diverse students to lead meaningful and productive lives.
Pedagogy & Education
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