Educational Administration Quarterly · 1969 · 26 citations · 0 references
EducationHigher EducationOrganization StudiesHigher Education AdministrationHigher Education LeadershipOrganizational Theory In EducationInstitutional EffectivenessInstitutional Theory In EducationKnowledge OrganizationOrganizational Change In EducationOrganizational ManagementOrganizational StrategyEducation OrganizationsField-level Institutional LogicsTruth MaintenanceTruth MechanismsTruth TheoryUniversity Administration
Different combinations of reasoning and experience define four "truth strategies"-sets of rules which guide the search for knowledge and the elimination of error-in the modern university. The authors discuss how the presence of multiple truth strategies and shifts in strategies within fields affect the organization and administration of universities.