Chaos Theory and Higher Education : Leadership, Planning and Policy

by Cutright, Marc
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Pub. Date: 2001-05-01
Publisher(s): Peter Lang Pub Inc
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Metaphor, Chaos Theory, and This Book
1(12)
Marc Cutright
Managing Universities in a Supercomplex Age
13(20)
Ronald Barnett
Strategic Planning and Chaos theory: Are They Compatible?
33(24)
Jean (Prinvale) Swenk
A Chaos Theory Metaphor for Strategic Planning
57(22)
Marc Cutright
Chaos Theory Applied to College Planning: A Case Study in Defense of Ten Propositions
79(34)
James R. Perkins
Jeffrey B. Lanigan
John A. Downey
Bernard H. Levin
Chaos Theory and the Evolution of a State System of Higher Eduction
113(32)
Jeffery P. Aper
Performance Indicators and Chaos Theory
145(14)
Bob Barnetson
The Impact of Technology and Student Choice on Postsecondary Education: Plus Ca Change
159(16)
Adrian Kershaw
Susan Safford
Reshaping Higher Education in a Post-Fordist World: Chaos and Collingwood
175(20)
Bryant Griffith
Lynn Speer Lemisko
Chaotic Systems: confounding or Confirming the Leadership Role in Higher Education?
195(8)
John T. Dever
Leadership's Natural Ally: Applying Chaos and Complexity Theories to Academe
203(46)
Barbara Mossberg
Contributors 249

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