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SENSEMAKING OF AN IDENTITY CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN HIGHER
EDUCATION INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMIC VICE
PRESIDENT IN FACILITATING CHANGE
by
Marie Therese Panec
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Marie Therese Panec
Object Description
| Title | Sensemaking of an identity change: a case study in higher education investigating the role of the academic vice president in facilitating change |
| Author | Panec, Marie Therese |
| Author email | panec@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-06-12 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-07-11 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Gallagher, Karen Symms |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Diamond, Mike Dowd, Alicia |
| Abstract | Despite the importance of the academic vice presidency in institutions of higher education, little research has focused on the nature of their work. This dissertation is case study which describes and examines the role of the academic vice president in facilitating a change process. It fills a void in the literature by providing an alternative, qualitative understanding of the academic vice presidency. The thick, rich description of the case presents an in-depth perspective of the work of the academic vice president.; The study addresses the questions of how the academic vice president effects implementation and how she assists the institution in making sense of the change. Analysis of the data gave rise to nine thematic categories that fell into one of two major groups, structural changes and cultural changes. Structural changes affect the culture of the institution and call into question institutional identity. The academic vice president uses a variety of strategies to manage the meaning of institutional identity and the paradox of identity change and identity constancy.; The major findings of the study suggest that: institutional culture is an important consideration in the change process, communication is essential to provide language with which to make sense of changes, changes are interpreted based on past history and institutional values, aspects of a change are viewed symbolically as well as at face value, institutional mission is a powerful frame of reference for interpreting change, and personal relationships are critical in the change process. |
| Keyword | academic vice-president; change |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m611 |
| Rights | Panec, Marie Therese |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Panec-20070711 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume35/etd-Panec-20070711.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | SENSEMAKING OF AN IDENTITY CHANGE: A CASE STUDY IN HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF THE ACADEMIC VICE PRESIDENT IN FACILITATING CHANGE by Marie Therese Panec A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2007 Copyright 2007 Marie Therese Panec |
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