ERIC_NO:
ED456691
TITLE:
Chaos Theory & Higher Education: Leadership, Planning, & Policy. Higher Education: Questions about the Purpose(s) of Colleges &
Universities. Volume 9.
AUTHOR:
Cutright, Marc, Ed.
PUBLICATION_DATE:
2001
ABSTRACT:
This anthology considers some ways that chaos theory might be not only a descriptive metaphor for the conditions of leadership,
planning, and policy in higher education, but also a prescriptive
metaphor that might be used to improve these functions and others.
The essays are: (1) "Introduction: Metaphor, Chaos Theory, and This
Book" (Marc Cutright); (2) "Managing Universities in a Supercomplex
Age" (Ronald Barnett); (3) "Strategic Planning and Chaos Theory: Are
They Compatible?" (Jean (Prinvale) Swenk); (4) "A Chaos Theory
Metaphor for Strategic Planning" (Marc Cutright); (5) "Chaos Theory
Applied to College Planning: A Case Study in Defense of Ten
Propositions" (James R. Perkins, Jeffrey B. Lanigan, John A. Downey,
and Bernard H. Levin); (6) "Chaos Theory and the Evolution of a
State System of Higher Education" (Jeffery P.
Aper); (7) "Performance Indicators and Chaos Theory" (Bob
Barnetson); (8) "The Impact of Technology and Student Choice on
Postsecondary Education: 'Plus Ca Change?'" (Adrian Kershaw and
Susan Safford); (9) "Reshaping Higher Education in a Post-Fordist
World: Chaos and Collingwood" (Bryant Griffith and Lynn Speer
Lemisko); (10) "Chaotic Systems: Confounding or Confirming the
Leadership Role in Higher Education?" (John T. Dever);
and (11) "Leadership's Natural Ally: Applying Chaos and Complexity
Theories to Academe" (Barbara Mossberg). (Each chapter contains
references.) (SLD)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS:
Chaos Theory; Higher Education; Leadership;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS:
Educational Administration; Educational Planning; Educational Policy;
PUBLICATION_TYPE:
010; 020