Practical Leadership in Community Colleges - Navigating Today''s Challenges

Informationen zum Autor GEORGE R. BOGGS is president and CEO emeritus of the American Association of Community Colleges and superintendent/president of Palomar College in San Marcos, California. An active author and speaker, Boggs is the recipient of many awards and honors including the Public Broadcasting System's Terry O'Banion Prize for Teaching and Learning for "triggering the most significant educational movement of the past decade." CHRISTINE J. MCPHAIL is the managing principal for the McPhail Group LLC, a higher education consulting firm, former president of Cypress College, emerita professor of higher education and founder of the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program at Morgan State University, and a coach for Achieving the Dream, a national nonprofit reform network dedicated to community college student success and completion. She is a recipient of the AACC National Leadership Award and the League for Innovation in the Community College Terry O'Banion Leadership Award. McPhail is the editor of one of AACC's best-selling publications, Establishing and Sustaining Learning Centered Community Colleges . Klappentext Anticipate, manage, and overcome the complex issues facing community collegesPractical Leadership in Community Colleges offers a path forward through the challenges community colleges face every day. Through field observations, reports, news coverage, and interviews with leaders and policy makers, this book digs deep into the issues confronting college leaders and provides clear direction for managing through the storm. With close examination of both emerging trends and perennial problems, the discussion delves into issues brought about by changing demographics, federal and state mandates, public demand, economic cycles, student unrest, employee groups, trustees, college supporters, and more to provide practical guidance toward optimal outcomes for all stakeholders. Written by former presidents, including a past president of the American Association of Community Colleges, this book provides expert guidance on anticipating and managing the critical issues that affect the entire institution. Both authors serve as consultants, executive coaches, and advisors to top leaders, higher education institutions, and leadership development programs throughout the United States.Community colleges are facing increasingly complex issues from both without and within. Some can be avoided, others only mitigated--but all must be managed, and college leaders must be fully prepared or risk failing the students and the community. This book provides real-world guidance for current and emerging leaders and trustees seeking more effective management methods, with practical insight and expert perspective.* Tackle the college completion challenge and performance-based funding initiatives* Manage through economic cycles, declining support, and calls for accountability* Delve into the issues of privatization and employee unionization* Execute strategies to align institutional goals and mission* Manage organizational change and new ways of thinking that are essential in today's competitive environment* Manage issues involving diversity, inclusiveness, and equity* Prepare adequately for campus emergenciesCommunity colleges are the heartbeat of the nation's higher education system, and bear the tremendous responsibility of serving the needs of a vast and varied student body. Every day may bring new issues, but effective management allows institutions to rise to the challenge rather than falter under pressure. Practical Leadership in Community Colleges goes beyond theory to provide the practical guidance leadership needs to more effectively lead institutions to achieve results and serve the students and the community. Zusammenfassung Anticipate, manage, and overcome the complex issues facing community colleges Practical Leadership in Community Colleges offers a pa...

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Foreword xv
Dr. Belle Wheelan
 
Preface xix
 
How This Book Is Structured xx
 
How to Use This Book xxi
 
Acknowledgments xxv
 
About the Authors xxvii
 
1. Leadership Issues Management 1
 
Thinking About Leadership 1
 
Thinking About Issues 3
 
Life Balance 10
 
Anticipating Issues and Potential Outcomes 10
 
Issues to Consider 11
 
References 12
 
2. Mission 15
 
Questioning the Mission 15
 
Mission Generations 17
 
Completion Challenge 21
 
Balancing Access and Success 22
 
Transition, Progression, and Transfer 23
 
Accreditation and Mission 24
 
Push from the For-Profit Sector 24
 
Technological Development 25
 
Legislative Mandates 25
 
Funding the Mission 26
 
Workforce Preparation Issues 27
 
Developing Partnerships 28
 
Curricular Reform 28
 
Community College Baccalaureates 30
 
Organizations and Initiatives 31
 
Reform Effectiveness 35
 
A Framework for Mission Management 36
 
Issues to Consider 39
 
References 41
 
3. Accountability, Scorecards, Regulations, and Accreditation 49
 
Accountability 49
 
Scorecards 53
 
Regulations 54
 
Accreditation 57
 
Issues to Consider 60
 
References 62
 
4. Finance, Cost, and the Economy 65
 
Economic Benefits of Higher Education 65
 
Effect of Economic Cycles 65
 
Saving for Retirement 69
 
Tuition Increases and College Costs 69
 
Responses to Economic Cycles 72
 
Fundraising and Entrepreneurialism 73
 
Issues to Consider 77
 
References 78
 
5. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 81
 
Beyond the Open Door 81
 
Understanding DEI 82
 
Institutionalizing DEI 83
 
DEI Issues 85
 
Campus Climate Issues 86
 
Recruitment and Support Issues 87
 
Communication Issues 88
 
Gender Bias Issues 89
 
Students with Disabilities Issues 90
 
Affirmative Action Issues 90
 
Immigration Issues 91
 
Racial Issues 92
 
Men of Color Issues 92
 
Veterans Issues 94
 
LGBT Issues 95
 
Managing DEI Issues 96
 
Sustaining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 99
 
Issues to Consider 100
 
References 106
 
6. Governance, Communication, and Media Relations 111
 
Trustees 111
 
Media Relations 118
 
Delegation and Internal Governance 123
 
Communication 126
 
Collective Bargaining 126
 
Civility 128
 
Issues to Consider 133
 
References 135
 
7. Organizational Change to Promote Student Success 137
 
Leading Organizational Change 137
 
The Completion Agenda 139
 
Models for Change 140
 
Resistance to Change 141
 
Organizational Change and Classroom Practice 144
 
Organizational Change and Student Support Services 148
 
A Time for Change: AACC's Reclaiming the American Dream 150
 
Sustaining Momentum: Managing the Change 152
 
Issues to Consider 155
 
References 156
 
8. Safety and Security 161
 
Responsibility for Safety and Security 161
 
Commitment and Enforcement 162
 
Truth and Consequences of Crime Reporting 164
 
Leadership Practices for Safety and Security Management 166
 
Key Safety and Security Management Leadership Questions 169
 
Resources 170
 
Athletics 174
 

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: G Boggs, George Boggs, George R Boggs, George R. Boggs, George R. Mcphail Boggs, Boggs George R., Christine McPhail, Christine J McPhail, Christine J. McPhail
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.08.2016
• EAN: 9781119095156
• ISBN: 978-1-119-09515-6
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; Education, College, Bildungswesen, Leadership, Administration & Policy (Higher Education), Hochschulen / Leitung, Verwaltung, Politik, Communtiy College