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cover of Leadership and Organizational Culture: New Perspectives on Administrative Theory and Practice

Leadership and Organizational Culture

New Perspectives on Administrative Theory and Practice

Edited by Thomas J. Sergiovanni and John E. Corbally

University of Illinois Press, 1984

This volume addresses one of the most important concerns of contemporary administrative theory and practice -- the culture and quality of administrative leadership and its crucial importance to organizational effectiveness. Focusing on public organizations (particularly those in higher education), the book uses an interdisciplinary approach that will be especially useful for scholars and administrators in education, political science, sociology, and business.
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cover of Leading and Managing Archives and Manuscripts Programs

Leading and Managing Archives and Manuscripts Programs

Peter Gottlieb

Society of American Archivists, 2019

Book 1 of the Archival Fundamentals Series III
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Leading and Managing Archives and Records Programs

Bruce W. Dearstyne

American Library Association, 2008

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cover of Leading for School Librarians: There Is No Other Option

Leading for School Librarians

There Is No Other Option

Hilda K. Weisburg

American Library Association, 2017

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Leading for Tomorrow

A Primer for Succeeding in Higher Education Leadership

Pamela L. Eddy

Rutgers University Press, 2020

When faculty climb the ranks into leadership positions, they come with years of knowledge and experience, yet they are often blindsided by the delicate interpersonal situations and political minefields they must now navigate as university administrators. What are the specific skills that faculty need to acquire when they move into administrative positions, and how can they build upon their existing abilities to excel in these roles? What skills can other mid-level leaders learn to help in their positions?

Using an engaging case study approach, Leading for Tomorrow provides readers with real-world examples that will help them reflect on their own management and communication styles. It also shows newly minted administrators how they can follow best practices while still developing a style of leadership that is authentic and uniquely their own.

The book’s case studies offer practical solutions for how to deal with emerging trends and persistent problems in the field of higher education, from decreasing state funding to political controversies on campus. Leading for Tomorrow gives readers the tools they need to get the best out of their team, manage conflicts, support student success, and instill a campus culture of innovation that will meet tomorrow’s challenges.
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Leaving College

Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition

Vincent Tinto

University of Chicago Press, 1994

In this 1994 classic work on student retention, Vincent Tinto synthesizes far-ranging research on student attrition and on actions institutions can and should take to reduce it. The key to effective retention, Tinto demonstrates, is in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and social community on campus.  He applies his theory of student departure to the experiences of minority, adult, and graduate students, and to the situation facing commuting institutions and two-year colleges. Especially critical to Tinto’s model is the central importance of the classroom experience and the role of multiple college communities. 
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Libraries Designed for Kids

Nolan Lushington

American Library Association, 2008

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cover of Lineages of Despotism and Development: British Colonialism and State Power

Lineages of Despotism and Development

British Colonialism and State Power

Matthew Lange

University of Chicago Press, 2009

Traditionally, social scientists have assumed that past imperialism hinders the future development prospects of colonized nations. Challenging this widespread belief, Matthew Lange argues in Lineages of Despotism and Development that countries once under direct British imperial control have developed more successfully than those that were ruled indirectly.

            Combining statistical analysis with in-depth case studies of former British colonies, this volume argues that direct rule promoted cogent and coherent states with high levels of bureaucratization and inclusiveness, which contributed to implementing development policy during late colonialism and independence. On the other hand, Lange finds that indirect British rule created patrimonial, weak states that preyed on their own populations. Firmly grounded in the tradition of comparative-historical analysis while offering fresh insight into the colonial roots of uneven development, Lineages of Despotism and Development will interest economists, sociologists, and political scientists alike.

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Living When Everything Changed

My Life in Academia

Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault

Rutgers University Press, 2019

Entering the academy at the dawn of the women’s rights movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the first generation of feminist academics had a difficult journey. With few female role models, they had to forge their own path and prove that feminist scholarship was a legitimate enterprise. Later, when many of these scholars moved into administrative positions, hoping to reform the university system from within, they encountered entrenched hierarchies, bureaucracies, and old boys’ networks that made it difficult to put their feminist principles into practice. 

In this compelling memoir, Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault describes how a Catholic girl from small-town Nebraska discovered her callings as a feminist, as an academic, and as a university administrator. She recounts her experiences at three very different schools: the small progressive Lewis & Clark College, the massive regional university of Cal State Fullerton, and the rapidly expanding Portland State University. Reflecting on both her accomplishments and challenges, she considers just how much second-wave feminism has transformed academia and how much reform is still needed. 

With remarkable candor and compassion, Thompson Tetreault provides an intimate personal look at an era when both women’s lives and university culture changed for good.

The Acknowledgments were inadvertently left out of the first printing of this book. We apologize for the oversight, and offer them here instead. Future printings will include this information. (https://d3tto5i5w9ogdd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/29185420/Thompson-Tetreault-Acknowledgments.pdf)
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Local Production, Administration, and Reception of Medieval Canon Law

Steven A. Schoenig

Catholic University of America Press, 2026

These nine essays, written by leading experts in the field, focus on the production and application of canon law at the local level. This broad theme permits many subjects to be explored: canonical collections produced in a particular locale by key figures in that area; local manuscript copies of widespread texts; administrative usages and canonical rules for churches within a certain area; specific synodal decrees important to regional ecclesiastical activity and governance; and the reception and adaptation of canonical norms and rules in a particular diocese or other venue. These studies collectively deepen our appreciation of the importance of canon law for people in their home churches and regions. They help us understand canon law in its decentralized, non-papally administered forms, across the full temporal range of the Middle Ages. The special value of these works lies in illuminating the pragmatic role of particular circumstances in adapting the church’s tradition in order to be relevant and to meet local needs.
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