Intellectual Initiatives at a Research University: Origins, Evolutions, and Challenges.

Autor/inn/en	Frost, Susan H.; Jean, Paul M.; Teodorescu, Daniel; Brown, Amy B.
Titel	Intellectual Initiatives at a Research University: Origins, Evolutions, and Challenges.
Quelle	(2001), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Studie; Case Studies; Decision Making; Higher Education; Instructional Leadership; Intellectual Disciplines; Interdisciplinary Approach; Program Development; Program Implementation; Research Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Geisteswissenschaften; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Programmplanung; Forschungseinrichtung
Abstract	This qualitative case study explored the origins, evolutions, and challenges of 12 cross-disciplinary intellectual initiatives at 1 research university. Researchers conducted open-ended interviews with leaders of the 12 initiatives and used program literature to support the data gathered from the interviews. The study found that key factors such as the passionate commitments of scholarly leaders, access to timely and multiple resources, and the presence of collegial networks help these programs successfully navigate across traditional academic boundaries. Tensions such as the conflict between traditional department structures and collegial styles of decision-making lead to some challenges related to coordination and communication, time, resources, reward structures, and leadership transition. Despite these tensions, these programs find ways to flourish, bringing in resources, and creating spaces for a critical mass of intellectual exchange. An appendix describes the programs studied. (Contains 22 references.) (Author/SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01