Organized around the themes of quality and team building, this book contains essays by community college practitioners who address various structural or thematic aspects of the community college. The book contains these articles: (1) "A Team Approach to Institutional Quality: Toward a Model," by George A. Baker, III, and Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw; (2) "The President and the Board: A Team of Leaders," by George R. Boggs; (3) "The Chancellor and the Multicampus Team: An Application of Life Cycle Theory," by Jeff Hockaday and Philip J. Silvers; (4) "The President and the Executive Leadership Team: Solving Strategic Problems," by George R. Boggs; (5) "The Academic Team: A Case Study of Shared Governance," by Sandra Acebo and others; (6) "Building Bridges: A Team Approach to Transforming Student Services in the Community College," by Marguerite McGann Culp; (7) "The Team Approach to Managing Resources: An Open Systems Approach," by Lester W. Reed, Jr.; (8) "Team Building, Quality Initiatives, and Strategic Planning: A Consolidated Approach," by Constance M. Haire and Barry W. Russell; (9) "The Staff and Professional Development Team: Beyond Access," by Helen M. Burnstad and Amy Lee Fugate; (10) "Gender and Equity Issues in Team Building: A New Management Paradigm," by Rosemary Gillett-Karam; and (11) "Team Building for Collaborative Learning: A Quality Initiative," by George A. Baker, III, and Ann V. Doty. Contains 58 references. (KP)