Engaging the Six Cultures of the Academy: Revised and Expanded Edition of The Four Cultures of the Academy

by William H. Bergquist, Kenneth Pawlak

In The Four Cultures of the Academy , William H. Bergquist identified four different, yet interrelated, cultures found in North American higher education: collegial, managerial, developmental, and advocacy. In this new and expanded edition of that classic work, Bergquist and coauthor Kenneth Pawlak propose that there are additional external influences in our global culture that are pressing upon the academic institution, forcing it to alter the way it goes about its business. Two new cultures are now emerging in the academic institution as a result of these global, external forces: the virtual culture, prompted by the technological and social forces that have emerged over the past twenty years, and the tangible culture, which values its roots, community, and physical location and has only recently been evident as a separate culture partly in response to emergence of the virtual culture. These two cultures interact with the previous four, creating new dynamics.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published October 19, 2007

Reviews

[Wiebke Kuhn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides a useful analysis of audiences you may encounter at any higher education institution, their values, and how one can communicate with them. Potentially useful for anyone who works with these different groups.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Berquist and Pawlak provide a good overview of the six cultures. It was interesting and somewhat enjoyable. Nothing was earth-shattering, though the chapter on the virtual culture was particularly compelling and on-point.

[Michelle Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

The absolute best book for explaining the culture (s) of higher education in American society.