Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
1983
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy, published by The Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, volume 2, 1983.
Abstract
The current decade has been a period of reduced resources, tight competition for students, uneven demand for faculty from various specialties, and a more stable and mature professoriate. Colleges and universities are searching for models and programs to enable them to turn threatening conditions into opportunities for change and progress. The resistance to change is sometimes strong, and new perspectives and ideas can be helpful in breaking the log jam of resistance. The four papers in this section present perspectives that can be valuable in promoting individual and organizational vigor. Each perspective has roots in human development or organizational development disciplines; each proposes attitudes and knowledge common to many faculty development efforts; and each offers the possibility of making a difference to individuals and groups.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND