A decade ago, the majority of liberal arts colleges, suffering from a decline in resources, drifted from their traditional missions. This study looks at three insitutions and suggests that a clear mission is more than a common goal.
Chapter 1: Introduction: More than just mission Chapter 2: A thematic account of the development of institutional purpose Chapter 3: The Search for purpose as an institutional revitalization Chapter 4: The power, politics, and pathology of ideologically-based change Chapter 5: Sustaining a sense of purpose & the social construction of success Conclusion: Lessons learned and questions raised Appendix A: Research design and methodology Bibliography
