Managing Institutional Self-study

Argumento de Managing Institutional Self-study

Practical guidance is also set in the context of theory about organisational learning within complex enterprises at the start of the 21st century, as well as an account of the state of the art within higher education in the UK, with some international comparisons. Because of the nature of the business ¿ knowledge production and use ¿universities should be better at organisational learning than they are. This book shows how disciplined self-study can assist decision-making, general effectiveness and reputational positioning for universities and colleges. The book explores why self-study matters, the key processes and techniques, as well as what can be delivered.

In addition to the internal drivers to enhance self-study capacity and practice, institutions are increasingly required to produce explicit and transparent accounts of their activities and performance to external bodies, to support marketing, to respond to multiple stakeholders and to meet external reporting and regulatory requirements.

At the heart of the book is the case for the development of the university or college as a mature, self-reflective community, making full use of its analytical and other resources.0List of figures and tables
Foreword
Series editors' introduction
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations

Part 1: An introduction to institutional self-study
Self-study and organizational learning
Self-study in higher education
Self-study: A university perspective

Part 2: Self-study in action
The data cycle
The quality cycle
The planning cycle

Part 3: The uses of self-study
Self-study and decision-making
Self-study and reputation
An institutional balance sheet

References
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Index.