The Changing Culture of a College

by Frain, John

• ISBN13: 9781850009078
• ISBN10: 1850009074
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-08-01
• Publisher: Falmer Pr

Summary

As a result of the Liverpool City Council's reorganization of its Further Education Service, the South Mersey College was established on September 1st, 1986 through the amalgamation of the Riverside College of Technology and the Childwall Hall College of Further Education; two of the city's eight colleges of further education. This is a fascinating account of the development of the College over a four year period. The book focuses specifically on the college curriculum, its organization and management structure and the quality and cost-effectiveness of its provision.
Within this development, matters such as Government policy, management, accountability and the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications had to be considered, together with the extent to which the diversification and development of the College affected the personal and professional growth of its staff. An analysis of the corporate changes which took place is provided by the author and related to the theories available from organizational analysis and applied behavioural science.

Table of Contents

Abstract
Preface
List of Figures
Introduction	p. 1
Participant Observation	p. 2
Advantages and Limitations of the Technique	p. 3
Unobtrusive Measures	p. 5
Action Research	p. 7
A College and its Environment	p. 9
A College of Further Education: The Organization and its Environment	p. 9
The City of Liverpool: Its Recent Economic and Social History	p. 10
The Liverpool Further Education Service to August 1986	p. 17
The Reorganization of the Further Education Service, 1984-86	p. 19
South Mersey College and Its Constituent Institutions	p. 24
The Childwall Hall College of Further Education	p. 25
The Context of Further Education Provision	p. 28
Environmental Turbulence	p. 28
Liverpool Further Education Colleges: The Federal System	p. 29
The Education Reform Act	p. 34
Managing Colleges Efficiently: The Joint Efficiency Study	p. 38
The National Council For Vocational Qualifications	p. 39
The Formation of South Mersey College	p. 42
Strategic Analysis	p. 42
Strategic Choice	p. 47
Narrative	p. 57
The 1986/87 Session	p. 69
Strategic Analysis: The Cultural Recipe	p. 69
Strategic Analysis: Theoretical Constructs	p. 71
Narrative: The 1986/87 Academic Session	p. 82
Reports from the Faculties: 1986/87 Session	p. 84
Equal Opportunities	p. 87
Resources	p. 88
The 1987/88 Session	p. 93
Strategic Analysis: The Changing Culture	p. 93
Narrative: The 1987/88 Academic Session	p. 107
The 1988/89 Session	p. 120
Conceptual and Theoretical Constructs	p. 127
Narrative: The 1988/89 Academic Session	p. 137
Reports from the Faculties	p. 140
The 1989/90 Session	p. 152
Strategic Analysis: Environmental Turbulence	p. 152
The Education Reform Act	p. 153
The Joint Efficiency Study	p. 156
The National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ)	p. 158
The Contribution of College Staff	p. 158
Conceptual and Theoretical Constructs	p. 160
Decision-Making	p. 162
Narrative: The 1989/90 Academic Session	p. 169
1986/90: Review and Comment	p. 181
Introduction	p. 181
The Contribution of Management	p. 182
Considerations for the Future	p. 186
Further Observations	p. 188
Appendices	p. 194
Bibliography	p. 221
Index	p. 228
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