Experience And Culture: The Philosophy Of Georg Simmel

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Undergraduate Education: Goals And Means (American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education)

(Undergraduate Education is an examination of the field ba...)

Undergraduate Education is an examination of the field balanced by constructive proposals designed to clarify goals and achieve them. Chapters deal with the goals of achieving proficiencies (such as literacy, foreign languages, mathematics, and computers) and conversancies in certain disciplines (such as science, history, global awareness, and art) for all undergraduate students. The author also discusses the complex subject of the undergraduate major, the attainment of intellectual virtues (character traits), and how educators in the classroom, the institution at large, and noncurricular activities can contribute to achieving desired goals.

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Fitting Form to Function: A Primer on the Organization of Academic Institutions (American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education) by Weingartner, Rudolph H. (1996) Hardcover

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The Moral Dimensions of Academic Administration (Issues in Academic Ethics)

(Academic administration, argues Rudolph Weingartner, is d...)

Academic administration, argues Rudolph Weingartner, is different from administration or managing in business because of the special character of institutions of higher learning. Colleges and universities are founded to serve certain purposes; they are supported in various ways by governments and private individuals; and, as professional institutions, they have students, among others, as clients to whom they owe education services in ways analogous to the obligations hospitals have to their patients. In this book, Weingartner argues that academic administration is not just another job of managing, but a calling that importantly assists institutions to carry out their missions.

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Fitting Form to Function: A Primer on the Organization of Academic Institutions, 2nd Edition

( Institutions of higher education are not like corporati...)

Institutions of higher education are not like corporations: they have multiple goals, not even limited to the central ones of teaching and research, nor are they organized hierarchically. One class of leading inhabitants, faculty members, are a cross between independent contractors and employees; another class, administrators, are a cross between bosses and colleagues. Fitting Form to Function discusses how such institutions are best organized; how decisions are best made at various levels; how administrators and faculty can effectively collaborate in giving shape to a university or college. The book takes up such topics as the office of the president, of the provost, the dean and the chairperson of a department. It considers how committees are formed to function effectively-from a faculty senate to budget and planning committees to those that advise on promotions and others that adjudicate when there are grievances. Fitting Form to Function is written in an informal style. No jargon, no footnotes, but sporting 27 recurring maxims, such as Maxim 1, In academic institutions, the forces of nature are centrifugal; organizational art must be used to create propensities toward coherence; Maxim 17, Boundaries are less likely to create solidarity among those who live within them than they constitute barriers for those residing outside them; and Maxim 23, 'A' people hire (or retain) 'A' people, while 'B' people hire 'C' people.

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A Sixty-Year Ride through the World of Education

(A Sixty-Year Ride through the World of Education depicts ...)

A Sixty-Year Ride through the World of Education depicts the author's educational pursuits from elementary school to provost.

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The Unity of the Platonic Dialogue: The Cratylus, the Protagoras, the Parmenides (The Library of liberal arts)

(Book by Weingartner, Rudolph H.)

Book by Weingartner, Rudolph H.

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Mostly About Me: A Path Through Different Worlds

(In Mostly About Me, Rudolph H. Weingartner gives a detail...)

In Mostly About Me, Rudolph H. Weingartner gives a detailed and thoughtful account of a varied life that took him from pre-Hitler Heidelberg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, via many intervening stops. He became an American during his adolescence in New York and while serving on an LST in the U.S. Navy. He then tells of his studies at Columbia and of the stumbling that finally led to an academic career in philosophy. It began with a job at Mortiner Adler's curious research institute in San Francisco and continued with a few years on the Columbia faculty. In 1959, he returned west to teach for nine years at San Francisco State. In 1968, he fled from there to a somewhat calmer Vassar, after S.F.State was overtaken by turmoil. After Vassar, Weingartner made a shift to academic administration.  Here is an extensive account of what was involved in being successful as dean at Northwestern, followed by the story of the author's frustrating stint as provost of the University of Pittsburgh. Weingartner's private life gets virtually equal attention in this book. He talks about his parents, his brother, and about his two children. He tells the story of a marriage of forty-two years and of its sad end; he relates how he recovered, thanks to a second marriage. In addition to family members, a large cast of characters of friends, colleagues, and acquaintances make their appearance in this book. Among broader topics, the author takes up his relationship to his Jewish religion and gives an account of the many manifestations of his interest in music and art. Mostly About Me offers glimpses into the different worlds in which its author has played a role. But it also affords an insight into the person who has lived so varied a life and has here reflected on it.

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Fitting Form to Function: A Primer on the Organization of Academic Institutions (American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education)

(The way in which the various departments within colleges ...)

The way in which the various departments within colleges and universities are organized has a direct impact on their effectiveness. Factors such as reporting structures, what kinds of committees are formed, and how the administration and faculty collaborate to make decisions all play key roles in how well an institution meets its objectives. In a series of succinct chapters, the author examines the functions of each department within an academic institution, then offers explicit recommendations on the types of organizational structures and processes that are best suited to carry them out.

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Mostly About Me: A Path Through Different Worlds

(In Mostly About Me, Rudolph H. Weingartner gives a detail...)

In Mostly About Me, Rudolph H. Weingartner gives a detailed and thoughtful account of a varied life that took him from pre-Hitler Heidelberg to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, via many intervening stops. He became an American during his adolescence in New York and while serving on an LST in the U.S. Navy. He then tells of his studies at Columbia and of the stumbling that finally led to an academic career in philosophy. It began with a job at Mortiner Adler's curious research institute in San Francisco and continued with a few years on the Columbia faculty. In 1959, he returned west to teach for nine years at San Francisco State. In 1968, he fled from there to a somewhat calmer Vassar, after S.F.State was overtaken by turmoil. After Vassar, Weingartner made a shift to academic administration.  Here is an extensive account of what was involved in being successful as dean at Northwestern, followed by the story of the author's frustrating stint as provost of the University of Pittsburgh. Weingartner's private life gets virtually equal attention in this book. He talks about his parents, his brother, and about his two children. He tells the story of a marriage of forty-two years and of its sad end; he relates how he recovered, thanks to a second marriage. In addition to family members, a large cast of characters of friends, colleagues, and acquaintances make their appearance in this book. Among broader topics, the author takes up his relationship to his Jewish religion and gives an account of the many manifestations of his interest in music and art. Mostly About Me offers glimpses into the different worlds in which its author has played a role. But it also affords an insight into the person who has lived so varied a life and has here reflected on it.

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