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CHAOS theory : reflections of chief academic officers in theological education / edited by Kathleen D. Billman & Bruce C. Birch.

Contributor(s): Billman, Kathleen D. (Kathleen Diane), 1950- | Birch, Bruce C
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2011Description: xii, 399 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780802866875 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0802866875 (pbk. : alk. paper)Other title: CHAOS theory | C(H)aos theory | CAOS theorySubject(s): Theological seminaries -- United States -- Administration | Theological seminaries -- Evaluation | Educational leadership -- United States | College administrators -- United States | Deans (Education) -- United StatesDDC classification: 230.071/173 LOC classification: BV4166 | .C53 2011Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Honoring complexities, celebrating colleagueship : what to expect from this book / Kathleen D. Billman -- Fins on the left, fins on the right : reading context in seminaries / Jana Childers -- Stop, look, and listen : observation in academic leadership / Gail R. O'Day -- The centrality of institutional mission as an anchor of corporate vision / Jay Wade Marshall -- From vision to decision : identifying the dean's essential role in facilitating the school's mission / Richard Benson -- The vocation of the academic dean / Stephen R. Graham -- The vocational call and multiple occupations of a CAO / Linda W. Bryan -- Leading from the middle / Willie James Jennings -- Building a relationship that furthers the mission / Randolph MacFarland -- Governance and faculty leadership : routine, complex, contentious, and collaborative / D. Cameron Murchison -- Fulcrum leadership and the varied dimensions of governance / Anne T. Anderson --
Scaffolding that supports faculty leadership : the dean's constructive role / Anne B. Yardley -- Faculty leadership and development : lessons from the Anabaptist-Pietist tradition / Dale R. Stoffer -- The dean and students : a denominational seminary perspective / Ruth A. Meyers -- The dean and students : a divinity school perspective / Richard A. Rosengarten -- The dean as teacher and scholar : four ways to lead / Craig L. Nessan -- Leading as an act of academic hospitality / Barbara Horkoff Mutch -- The stranger in the center : the academic dean as racial minority / Stephen Breck Reid -- Locating multiple immigrant identities and belonging in relatedness : insights for intercultural leadership / Faustino M. Cruz -- In the pursuit of a community that does diversity well / Sherwood G. Lingenfelter, with Winston E. Gooden and Linda M. Wagener -- Reflections about gender and administration in theological education / Barbara Brown Zikmund --
The dean as administrator : it's all a matter of relationships / Gary Riebe-Estrella -- Focusing a complex, multidimensional role : observations from a Protestant seminary dean / John T. Carroll -- Building consensus and negotiating conflict / Jack L. Seymour -- The budget as a mission tool : vision, principles, and strategies / Robin J. Steinke -- Entering unfamiliar territory : budget basics for the dean of a university theological school / Tite Tiénou -- Developing a curriculum for academic, spiritual, and vocational formation / Bruce P. Powers -- Balancing formation and academic learning / Ronald A. Mercier -- Living fruitfully in the tensions between academy and church / Ervin R. Stutzman -- Understanding and fostering a culture of assessment : a primer for academic deans / John F. VerBerkmoes -- Shifting models of assessment of student learning outcomes : a key to renewal, improvement, and effectiveness / Leland V. Eliason -- Finding wholeness in the role of the dean / Bruce C. Birch -- The scholarship of academic leadership : a postscript on the work of chief academic officers / Daniel O. Aleshire.

Includes bibliographical references.

Honoring complexities, celebrating colleagueship : what to expect from this book / Kathleen D. Billman -- Fins on the left, fins on the right : reading context in seminaries / Jana Childers -- Stop, look, and listen : observation in academic leadership / Gail R. O'Day -- The centrality of institutional mission as an anchor of corporate vision / Jay Wade Marshall -- From vision to decision : identifying the dean's essential role in facilitating the school's mission / Richard Benson -- The vocation of the academic dean / Stephen R. Graham -- The vocational call and multiple occupations of a CAO / Linda W. Bryan -- Leading from the middle / Willie James Jennings -- Building a relationship that furthers the mission / Randolph MacFarland -- Governance and faculty leadership : routine, complex, contentious, and collaborative / D. Cameron Murchison -- Fulcrum leadership and the varied dimensions of governance / Anne T. Anderson --

Scaffolding that supports faculty leadership : the dean's constructive role / Anne B. Yardley -- Faculty leadership and development : lessons from the Anabaptist-Pietist tradition / Dale R. Stoffer -- The dean and students : a denominational seminary perspective / Ruth A. Meyers -- The dean and students : a divinity school perspective / Richard A. Rosengarten -- The dean as teacher and scholar : four ways to lead / Craig L. Nessan -- Leading as an act of academic hospitality / Barbara Horkoff Mutch -- The stranger in the center : the academic dean as racial minority / Stephen Breck Reid -- Locating multiple immigrant identities and belonging in relatedness : insights for intercultural leadership / Faustino M. Cruz -- In the pursuit of a community that does diversity well / Sherwood G. Lingenfelter, with Winston E. Gooden and Linda M. Wagener -- Reflections about gender and administration in theological education / Barbara Brown Zikmund --

The dean as administrator : it's all a matter of relationships / Gary Riebe-Estrella -- Focusing a complex, multidimensional role : observations from a Protestant seminary dean / John T. Carroll -- Building consensus and negotiating conflict / Jack L. Seymour -- The budget as a mission tool : vision, principles, and strategies / Robin J. Steinke -- Entering unfamiliar territory : budget basics for the dean of a university theological school / Tite Tiénou -- Developing a curriculum for academic, spiritual, and vocational formation / Bruce P. Powers -- Balancing formation and academic learning / Ronald A. Mercier -- Living fruitfully in the tensions between academy and church / Ervin R. Stutzman -- Understanding and fostering a culture of assessment : a primer for academic deans / John F. VerBerkmoes -- Shifting models of assessment of student learning outcomes : a key to renewal, improvement, and effectiveness / Leland V. Eliason -- Finding wholeness in the role of the dean / Bruce C. Birch -- The scholarship of academic leadership : a postscript on the work of chief academic officers / Daniel O. Aleshire.

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