Once Upon A Campus: Lessons For Improving Quality And Productivity In Higher Education (American Council on Education Oryx Press Series on Higher Education) - Softcover

Seymour, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0897749650 ISBN 13: 9780897749657

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1995

Synopsis

The unique and controversial companion volume to Daniel Seymour's On Q places Seymour's ideas and theories within the context of a call to action. In a series of realistic case-study lessons, he reveals how colleges and universities can dramatically improve their performance by drawing upon the concepts found in systems theory, quality management, and studies of organizational behavior. Seymour's goal is to overcome the current reactive mind-set and replace it with a proactive education environment where student success is the main objective. Once Upon a Campus can be put to use as an audit tool, as a guide for readers to identify problem areas in their institutions, and as a planning resource in evaluating and implementing overall performance improvement.

About this title

About the Author

DANIEL SEYMOUR is president, Q Systems, Palm Springs, California. He has worked in industry, as a professor, and as a university administrator. Dr. Seymour is the author of 12 books, including On Q: Causing Quality in Higher Education.

Review

Seymour's volume....makes useful points about the teaching and working lives of professors and instructors. (Reference and Research Book News)

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0897749650
• ISBN 13: 9780897749657
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 208