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Peer reviewedCowan, Ruth B. – Change, 1993
It is argued, based on the experiences of 16 small, diverse independent colleges, that small institutions can reverse decline. The analysis looks at signs of problems, patterns of institutional blindness to the problems that lead to additional decline, and behavior characteristics of the institutions that survive. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Higher Education, Institutional Survival, Organizational Change
