The reading synthesis log is a summative record of synthesized weekly reading. Each entry should synthesize (not summarize) the readings for the week by explaining (1) how the readings relate to one another, (2) connections between the current and previous week readings and discussions, and (3) how they fit within the specified topic and unit listed on the syllabus. Students should ensure each entry is a minimum of 120 words total (including in-text citations) and that they meet the following criteria:
- Must include proper APA-7 in-text citations of all readings for the week
- Must not include any block quotes
- Must include exactly one direct quote (that is not a block quote) that is no more than 39 words
Week 2: Decision Making
- Childers 1981 What is Political About Bureaucratic-Collegial Decision-Making_.pdf
- Birbaum 2000 Academic Management Fads.pdf
Week 3: Organizational Learning
- Basten & Haamenn 2018 Approaches for Organizational Learning_ A Literature Review.pdf
- Johnson 2026 13-Applying-Bolman-and-Deals-Four-Frame-Model.pdf
Week 4: Organizational Theory
- Birnbaum 1989 The Cybernetic Institution_ Toward an Integration of Governance Theories.pdf
- Ray 2019 A Theory of Racialized Organizations.pdf
- Bradley & Tillis 2025 Hispanic-serving HBCUs Anti-colonial Meso-relevant Theory of Organizational Identity.pdf
Week 5: Organizational Culture
- Tierney 1988 Organizational-Culture-in-Higher-Education.pdf
- Wolfe & Dilworth 2015 Transitioning Normalcy.pdf
- Slaughter et al 2025 Institutions Intuitions
- Inhibitions.pdf
Week 6: Organizational Change
- Bolman & Deal Reframing Change.pdf
- Miller et al 2021 Positioning HBCUs in the Organizational Field of Higher Education.pdf
- byrd 2025 Using Institutional Habitus to Position Colleges and Universities as Social Actors.pdf
Week 7: Decision Makers in K-12 Education
- White 2026 Superintendents’ Beliefs About and Engagement in State Education Policy Making.pdf
- Honingh et al 2020 Are school boards and educational quality related_ Results of an international literature review.pdf
- Biridgeforth & Pickett 2026 Getting Back to “Traditional” Education_ Racialized Norms in School Governance.pdf
Week 8: Decision Making in Higher Education
- Ortagus et al 2024 The Revenue Implications of Community Colleges’ Reliance on Local Funding.pdf
- Schudde et al 2021 Students’ Sense Making of Higher Education Policies During the Vertical Transfer Process.pdf
- Rall et al 2022 State-level Boards & Equity Conversations.pdf
Week 9: Boards of Trustees
- Morgan et al 2021 Governing Board Involvement in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.pdf
- Rall et al 2022 Bounded Boards Higher Education.pdf
- Barringer et al 2020 Boundaries and Behaviors – Trustee Involvement.pdf
Week 10: University Presidents
- Commodore et al 2016 Mentoring and Advice – HBCU Presidents.pdf
- Cole & Harper 2017 Race & Rhetoric.pdf
Week 11: Upper Level Administrators
- Hailu et al 2025 Women Administrators.pdf
- Kuk & Banning 2009 Student Affairs Organizational Structures.pdf
Week 12: Faculty and Shared Governance
- Hora 2014 Exploring Faculty Beliefs about Student Learning and Their Role in Instructional Decision-Makingpdf
- Kezar & Holcobe 2017 Shared-Leadership-in-Higher-Education.pdf
- Riffe et al 2025 Who is Sharing Governance.pdf
Week 13: Strategic Planning
- Bryson et al 2018 Getting strategic about strategic planning research.pdf
- Bloom et al 2019 Cluster Hiring pdf
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