What we are after here is the handiwork of professed believers who intended their actions to enhance rather than annul the
Christian culture of their institutions: a process possibly common to the estrangement of the academy from the liberal Protestant churches following the Civil War and from the Catholic Church following World War II.
Schools of education «have become ensnared improvidently in the academic and
political cultures of their institutions and have neglected their professional allegiances,» argue Geraldine Joncich Clifford and James W. Guthrie in their forthcoming book Ed School: A Brief for Professional Education.
He says long - time employees at well - established companies like AT&T «already have two to three tiers of skills because they've learned the structure and
culture of the institution.»
She also provides a reality - check of sorts; it can be easy to get lost in the world and
culture of your institution and not realize that what you are experiencing is abnormal, unhealthy, or unfair, and having someone to help me sort all that out has been really helpful.
Theology and statements of faith are only surfaced when
the culture of the institution becomes totally defensive — just circling the wagons and firing away at anything out there perceived to be antagonistic or hostile.
One study of Catholic values on Catholic campuses disclosed that when administrators, faculty, students, and alumni were asked to identify core Catholic values in
the culture of their institutions, «high academic standards,» «academic freedom,» and «respect for the individual» regularly ranked at or near the top, while «community of faith» trailed far behind.
During his ten - minute opening statement, Bharara focused on the need to address
the culture of institutions to combat corruption, whether political, corporate or within the criminal justice itself.
I felt that it was essential for the director, and the program itself, to have some stature in
the culture of the institution in order to facilitate changes if needed.
«There are a lot of components,» he notes, «and some may not be compatible to
the culture of another institution.»
Changing
the culture of the institution in these regards will be more difficult than changing the compensation.
Schools should normalize the process of giving and receiving feedback, Brion - Meisels says — something that can not only improve
the culture of an institution, but can create the kind of trust that may prompt students to report troubling behavior among peers.
Whenever someone tries to change
the culture of an institution or a community, the innovators need to be the first to change.
He works with students, faculty and administration to change
the culture of the institution to help incorporate sustainable practices by reducing building energy use, increasing water efficiency, air quality programs, waste reduction, urban agriculture, social justice, and green purchasing to name a few.