College Identity Sagas (eBook)

Investigating Organizational Identity Preservation and Diminishment at Lutheran Colleges and Universities

Eric Childers (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
272 Seiten
Wipf and Stock Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-62189-408-7 (ISBN)

Infos

In an increasingly homogeneous higher education landscape, does organizational identity still matter? Specifically, church-related higher education has experienced seismic shifts since the mid-1960s. Framed by emerging research on organizations and theories of isomorphism, this book traces the forty-year narratives of three colleges of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America--Concordia College, Gettysburg College, and Lenoir-Rhyne University. Are these schools seeking to preserve their religious identities, and if so, what organizational strategies are supporting these efforts? In-depth personal interviews, rigorous document analysis, and thoughtful observation give voice to the three stories detailed in College Identity Sagas. For those interested in distinctive colleges, religiously affiliated higher education, and organization and institutional theories, this book is a vital resource.

Autor

Eric Childers completed his PhD in higher education at the University of Virginia in 2010. He serves as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Cherryville, North Carolina.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.7.2012
• Vorwort: Robert Benne
• Verlagsort: Eugene
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Religionspädagogik / Katechetik
• Schlagworte: Christian Church • Christian Churches • Christian education • Christianity • Christian life and practice • Christian theology • College Identity Sagas • Denominations • Eric Childers • groups • Religious Instruction • Theology
• ISBN-10: 1-62189-408-8 / 1621894088
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62189-408-7 / 9781621894087