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How PSA's Inclusion Shift Cracked the Ivory Tower Culture and Led to New Governance Challenges.
- Source :
- American Sociologist; Sep2014, Vol. 45 Issue 2/3, p219-225, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- PSA's shift to inclusion began in the 1990s as a response to the declining membership and the domination of the association by scholars from the Ivory Tower universities--those institutions focusing primarily upon research. Cracking the Ivory Tower refers to this inclusion which involved encouraging student participation; inviting faculty from teaching-focused colleges; expanding program topics on teaching or issues of gender, race, sexual orientation; hosting inclusive receptions; and electing some officers from non-elite schools. As inclusion has dramatically increased membership and promoted more representative participation, governance now faces new challenges, especially the executive director's workload. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00031232
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 2/3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Sociologist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98255389
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12108-014-9235-8