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Why Can't Higher Education Change?
EDU BA710U

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Description

*Only Offered for Online Ed.M. Students* Resistance within traditional higher education to anything more than incremental change is profound. We will in this class explore the causes for this resistance and explore questions including the following: Why is an industry populated by so many people who identify as politically liberal so conservative when it comes to its own practices? Why are scholars whose disciplines are constantly evolving so reluctant to embrace institutional evolution? Why do colleges and universities that so often speak in their mission statements about the transformative power of education find it so difficult to transform themselves? After considering the reasons why change is necessary, we’ll examine topics including incentive structures, the dominance of the disciplines, shared governance, and tenure. We’ll end by looking at some possible paths forward. 

School Graduate School of Education
Credits 2
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Department Education
Course Component Lecture
Instruction Mode Online
Subject Education
Grading Basis HGSE Student Option (Letter Graded, Sat/Unsat)
Course Requirements Limited to Students in the Online Master's in Education Leadership program
Learning Goals N/A
Career Focus <p>This course should be of interest to anyone working in or adjacent to higher education, as well as to anyone interested in how and why industries change.</p>