Open AccessMaking the Transition from Soft to Hard Funding: The Politics of Institutionalizing Instructional Development Programs
Author(s) -
Everley Mary L.,
Smith Jan
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-4822.1996.tb00311.x
Subject(s) - institutionalisation , continuance , politics , political science , institutional change , public relations , process (computing) , public administration , transition (genetics) , computer science , law , operating system , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
The institutionalization of grant‐funded instructional development programs is a political process. This paper reviews the experiences of programs that have both failed and succeeded to cross the hard‐to‐soft‐money divide and the literature on planning and change in higher education, and offers strategies that will encourage institutionalization. Changing institutional culture, building a strong advocacy group, and gaining the support of key administrators are essential to program continuance.