{"product_id":"higher-educations-road-to-relevance-isbn-9781119568384","title":"Higher Education's Road to Relevance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplores the current context, role, and challenges of post-secondary education and presents options for promising pathways forward.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe post-secondary educational system has undergone dramatic changes and experienced immense stress in the past two decades. Once regarded as the logical next step toward career opportunities and financial security, higher education is a subject of growing uncertainty for millions of people across the United States. It is more common than ever to question the return on investment, skyrocketing cost, and student debt burden of going to college. Prospective students, and many employers, increasingly view attending institutions of higher learning as inadequate preparation for entering the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century workforce. High-profile scandals—financial impropriety, sexual abuse, restrictions of free speech, among others—have further eroded public trust. In response to these and other challenges, leading voices are demanding strengthened accountability and measurable change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigher Education's Road to Relevance \u003c\/i\u003eillustrates why change is needed in post-secondary education and offers practical solutions to pressing concerns. The authors, internationally recognized experts in college-level teaching and learning innovation, draw heavily from contemporary research to provide an integrative approach for post-secondary faculty, staff, and administrators of all levels. This timely book helps readers identify the need for leadership in developing new networks and ecosystems of learning and workforce development. This valuable book will help readers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand the forces driving change in higher education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop multiple pathways to create and credential self-directed learners\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromote access to flexible, cost-effective, and relevant learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdapt structures and pedagogies to address issues and overcome challenges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse an inclusive approach that extends to employers, K-12 educators, post-secondary educators, and policy-makers, among others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigher Education's Road to Relevance \u003c\/i\u003eis a much-needed resource for college and university administrators, academic researchers, instructors and other faculty, and staff who support and interact with students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring Challenges and Opportunities: Setting the Context for Change 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Public Concern 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadically Changing Employment Landscape 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanding Learner Base and Changing Learner Needs 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeveraging Complexity: Illuminating Compelling Outcomes 88\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddress the World’s Political, Economic, and Social Challenges 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflect the Human Experience and Imagining the Future 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespond to Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity (VUCA) 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngage a Multigenerational and Multicultural Workforce 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinue to Learn in a Workplace Environment 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake Control of Their Own Career Development 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn to Work in Human-Robot Partnerships 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNavigate Access to Expanding Information 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecome Responsible Citizens of Their Country and the World 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign Lives That Achieve Balance, Fulfillment, and Well-Being 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscovering Possibilities: Designing for the Future 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroaden Perspective 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeverage What We Know about How People Learn 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChange Strategies and Seize Opportunities 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlign People, Processes, Structures, and Technology 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharting a Path Forward: Getting Us from Here to There 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbrace Disruption with an Innovative Mindset 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmploy Systems Thinking 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngage Design Thinking 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate Skunk Works: An Organizational Approach to Innovation 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreak the Cycle That Perpetuates Socioeconomic Gaps of Access and Success 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReduce Administrative Redundancies 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLessen Noise to Enhance Mobility 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNurture Transformational Leadership 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan A. Ambrose,\u003c\/b\u003e D.A., Professor of Education and History, is Senior Vice Chancellor for Educational Innovation at Northeastern University. She is an internationally recognized expert in college-level teaching and learning and has conducted workshops and seminars for faculty and administrators throughout the United States and around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura A. Wankel,\u003c\/b\u003e EdD, is the Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Educational Innovation at Northeastern University. She has been an active member in NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education at both the regional and national level in a number of leadership positions including Regional Vice President, Executive Committee and Chair of the NASPA Board.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn integrative approach that offers a promising pathway forward to meet the challenges of today’s post-secondary education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased solidly in research, Higher Education’s Road to Relevance addresses post-secondary education’s myriad changes and immense stresses that have occurred in the past two decades. In today’s complicated world, higher education has become the subject of growing uncertainty. With the ever-growing cost of college and the burden of skyrocketing student debt, it is more common than ever to question the return on investment of a college education. Increasingly, prospective students, and many employers, view attending institutions of higher learning as inadequate preparation for entering the 21st century workforce. The authors make a compelling case for why change is needed in post-secondary education and provide a promising path forward for new networks and ecosystems of learning and workforce development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than taking a university-centric approach, Drs. Ambrose and Wankel see the need for leaders to create and nurture networks and ecosystems that include employers, K-12 educators, post-secondary educators, and policymakers. This approach embraces multiple pathways for creating and credentialing self-directed learners who can meet the needs of a rapidly changing employment, social, and political landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book outlines an integrative approach and provides a roadmap for change with the aim of transforming our institutions of higher learning to better serve our students and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989363900645,"sku":"NP9781119568384","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119568384.jpg?v=1761783824","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/higher-educations-road-to-relevance-isbn-9781119568384","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}