The American college presidency as vocation : easing the burden, enhancing the joy / William V. Frame.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frame, William V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

College presidents--United States.

College presidents.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abilene, TX : Abilene Christian University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An engaging report on the Lilly Endowment-supported program on Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission, led by the Council of Independent Colleges since 2005, showing the impact of the program upon the conception and practice of the American college and university presidency.

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""From Career to Calling""; ""From Administration to Envisioning""; ""Inspiring and Sustaining the Vocational Presidency""; ""The Design and Construction of the Vocational College""; ""Conclusion�The Alignment of Vocation and Mission in American Academe""; ""Afterword""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780891127581

0891127585