The Innovative University
by Clayton M. Christensen and Henry J. Eyring
Disruption applied to higher education through the contrasting histories of Harvard and BYU-Idaho: the Harvard DNA most universities copy and the alternative model of lower cost and student focus. Thoughtful for academic leaders.
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you lead in higher education.
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Three things you will actually use
- Most universities emulate a model they cannot afford.
- Student focus and lower cost are a viable path.
- Online changes the economics.
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List which Harvard-like features your institution copies and whether students need them.
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For academic leaders.
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