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Locus of Authority

Hardcover • 2015 • 1. edition

Locus of Authority

By William G. Bowen, Eugene M. Tobin

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Do higher education institutions have what it takes to reform effectively from within? Locus of Authority argues that every issue facing today's colleges and universities, from stagnant degree completion rates to worrisome cost increases, is exacerbated by a century-old system of governance that desperately requires change. While prior studies have

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9780691166421

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Princeton University Press

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2015

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Locus of Authority

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