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This paper examines the factors thatcause universities to undertake academic change,specifically, changes to achieve more effectiveteaching and learning. Based on an analysis of30 reform-oriented US colleges and universities, itsuggests that universities respond to diverseenvironmental pressures, not solely to externalmandates. There is evidence, too, that internal forceswithin universities can be an impetus for change.
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El-Khawas, E. The Impetus for Organisational Change: An Exploration. Tertiary Education and Management 6, 37–46 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009693522948
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