Journal Title
Title of Journal: Innov High Educ
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Abbravation: Innovative Higher Education
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Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Authors: Libby V Morris
Publish Date: 2007/03/03
Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-2
Abstract
Change—everyone in the academy is in favor of it when it is directed at the improvement of others and other areas Similarly we like change for ourselves and in our activities when we believe modifications will cause little inconvenience and bring about a more desirable state of affairs personally and professionally Postsecondary education is a frequent focus some would say target of calls for change both from within and outside of the academy Since 1983 when the US National Commission on Excellence in Education issued the report A Nation at Risk numerous commissions agencies and associations have evaluated higher education in the US and declared that it falls short of many desirable goals and objectivesEven when there is broad agreement on the problems and the need for change in higher education the “how” often alludes us As pointed out in the article by Lee and colleagues in this issue the academy is largely organized around departments which house faculty in
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