Communicate for a Change : Revitalizing Conversations for Higher Education / Lori Carrell and Robert Zemsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carrell, Lori, 1962- author.

Zemsky, Robert, 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

Education, Higher.

Communication in education--United States.

Communication in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"This book models conversations about the difficult questions higher education now regularly avoids. It breaks new ground in terms of both its subject matter and its format, which is a set of frank and revealing conversations between two friends and colleagues who have known each other and worked together for more than a decade"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedications

Contents

Acknowledgments

prologue. Let's Talk

conversation 1. Why Can't We Talk about the Mess We're In

conversation 2. Will a Commitment to Community Actually Move Us Forward

conversation 3. The Slogans That Ensnare Us

conversation 4. Why Can't We Connect with Each Other

conversation 5. Why Are We the Bad Guys

conversation 6. Money Talks

conversation 7. The Students We Hardly Know

conversation 8. Is It Ever Safe to Talk about Changing the Curriculum

conversation 9. Why Can't We Have a Productive Conversation about Race and Gender

Reflections

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421441757

1421441756

OCLC:

1268682873