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Innovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationimate of Higher Education4The Business of Higher Education13Defining Innovation17Challenges to Innovation in Higher Education24Innovative Colleges and Universities35Innovating Existing Colleges: Recommendations45Conclusion53References532IntroductionHigher education faces many more challenges today t Innovation-in-Higher-Educationhan ever before in its history. Colleges and universities are challenged to serve a variety of students, from those who are academically gifted to thoInnovation-in-Higher-Education
se who are under-prepared for college-level work. They are challenged by the shrinking pool of traditional college-aged students in the United States.Innovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationenges are hitting higher education from many fronts.While higher education is seen as a critical partner for the future of the United States, it is also experiencing a tremendous amount of political pressure. Public and political expectations, coupled with the soaring costs of a college education, h Innovation-in-Higher-Educationave led to pressure on colleges and universities to become more efficient, to innovate and to perform.What IS performance? That is one of the key quesInnovation-in-Higher-Education
tions that higher education leaders must answer. The performance expectations of those inside higher education does not appear to align with the perfoInnovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationg some outside of higher education that if colleges were more innovative outcomes would improve. Yet despite this desire for innovation, the vast majority of funding formulas from state and federal governments remain very traditional. That said, there is also a growing trend within state funding sou Innovation-in-Higher-Educationrces across the country to establish performance funding formulas (pay for outcomes) which elected officials believe will make higher education more eInnovation-in-Higher-Education
fficient and produce more, and “better." graduates.This paper will explore the current state of higher education and the pressures facing colleges. ItInnovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationy no means, provide a definitive direction for colleges and universities, it will recommend some changes that can be implemented on any campus to improve outcomes and efficiencies.It is the hope of the author that this paper will inspire conversations on campuses across the country regarding innovat Innovation-in-Higher-Educationion in higher education. It is also the hope that it may inspire more dialog regarding federal and state approaches to working with higher3education lInnovation-in-Higher-Education
eaders on improvements that will provide more students a better college educationChanging Climate of Higher EducationHigher education is under attack.Innovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationaff who worked within the hallowed halls of learning institutions were doing the greater good of society - is now replaced with a general sense of skepticism Most of these feelings are borne from the increasing costs of operating colleges and universities, as well as a general lack of understanding Innovation-in-Higher-Educationof the breadth of work conducted in higher education today. This lack of understanding is often compounded by the fact that some of that work is diffiInnovation-in-Higher-Education
cult to measure through traditional methodsThe federal government alone spends over $150 billion annually at colleges and universities to educate studInnovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationtitution) public decision makers are asking if they are getting their money's worth for such a large investment Similarly, the general pubic IS expressing growing concerns over the high cost of a college education, worrying about growing student debt and wondering if a college education is worth the Innovation-in-Higher-Education cost.There is no doubt that today's climate of higher education IS placing more pressure on leaders of colleges and universities to think differentlyInnovation-in-Higher-Education
about how they manage their institutions. There is more accountability placed on institutions for performance. That is, clearly defining the outcomesInnovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationents' needs. National accrediting bodies, long thought of as the "quality enforcers'* of higher education, are being directed by the federal government to be more demanding of institutions. It appears that there is a growing climate of mistrust of the accrediting bodies themselves, seeing them as "g Innovation-in-Higher-Educationood-old-boy networks" rather than as quality control organizations; and, the federal government wants It to change.Student retention and completion isInnovation-in-Higher-Education
becoming the mantra of elected officials. The legislation entitled No Child Left Behind advanced by then President George w. Bush, was envisioned to Innovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationwould lose funding. While the success of No Child Left Behind can be (and is being) debated in a variety of settings, the growing belief that student failure is theIresponsibility of the institution is popular in capitals all across the nation. Today, there is increasing sentiment among policy maker Innovation-in-Higher-Educations to apply standards and policies similar to No Child Left Behind to higher education They expect colleges to address issues related to student failurInnovation-in-Higher-Education
e and to improve student retention and graduation rates across the board: and, to do so quickly.Education leaders all across higher education are discInnovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationl issues beginning with the increasing cost of higher education. He states that while "much of the cost increase over the past five years can be attributed to reduced state tax support for public institutions which has forced an offset through increases in tuition and fees "1 the public and elected Innovation-in-Higher-Educationofficials do not believe that such increases are justified. Dr. Ebersole also cites a) a trend toward competency based education, b) tougher accreditaInnovation-in-Higher-Education
tion standards, c) an emphasis on assessment, d) voids in leadership, and. e) the growing diversity of students as challenges that will plague higher Innovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationives on their campuses and throughout higher education.Student ExpectationsIn her article, Five Critical Issues Facing Higher Education Leaders in 2014, Karlyn Borysenko cites that increased scrutiny toward colleges and universities IS a major challenge now and for the future. She highlights a surve Innovation-in-Higher-Educationy finding that "...24% of alumni say the cost of their college education exceeded its value."3 That is, perhaps their college degree is not providingInnovation-in-Higher-Education
them with the return on investment that they expected. Borysenko also states that the public and elected officials are paying much more attention to pInnovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing Cli Innovation-in-Higher-Educationeir families expect an immediate financial return for their investment in a college degree.Innovation in Higher Education:Can Colleges Really Change?Dustin Swanger. Ed.D.June, 2016Tabic of Contents'table of Contents2Introduction3Changing CliGọi ngay
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