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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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A Comparative Analysis between Researchers, Innovative Practitioners, and Department Chairs of Critical Issues for Turnaround Leadership in Community College Instructional Programs and Services 2010 and beyond
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Basham, Matthew J.; Campbell, Dale F. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The Community College Futures Assembly has met annually in Orlando, Florida since 1995 to serve as a showcase for best practices in community colleges as well as a think tank for research into the critical issues facing community colleges. Select conference attendees would have the opportunity to participate in focus groups with respect to…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Community Colleges, Instructional Leadership, Best Practices
Stop the Presses! Using the Journalism Field as a Case Study to Help Community College Administrators Today
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Basham, Matthew J.; Campbell, Dale F.; Garcia, Emmanual – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
A focus group consisting of board of trustee members, community college presidents, senior administrators, administrators, and faculty members from community colleges around the United States developed the top six critical issues facing community colleges with respect to instructional planning and services; planning, governance, and finance; and…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Governing Boards, Community Colleges, College Presidents
How "Pathetic" Is Your Hiring Process? An Application of the Lessig "Pathetic Dot" Model to Educational Hiring Practices
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Basham, Matthew J.; Stader, David L.; Bishop, Holly N. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Now, more than ever, the baby-boomer administrators are retiring in massive waves. Some researchers have predicted as high as 75% turnover by 2011 for education alone. For many years, not much attention has been placed upon succession planning or developing new leaders in some colleges; others have tended to create stockpiles of leadership…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Talent, Personnel Selection, College Administration
Missions, Values, and "Flying Monkeys": Critical Issues for Community Colleges Today and in 2019
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Mendoza, Pilar; Basham, Matthew J.; Campbell, Dale F.; O'Daniels, Tina M.; Malcolm, Zaria; Felton, Shawn; Lebesch, Anna; Douma, Deborah – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
A focus group (N = 36) consisting of board of trustee members, community college presidents, senior administrators, administrators, and faculty members from community colleges around the United States developed the top six critical issues faced with respect to instructional planning and services; planning, governance, and finance; and workforce…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Global Approach
Critical Issues Facing America's Community Colleges: A Summary of the Community College Futures Assembly 2008
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Basham, Matthew J.; Campbell, Dale F.; Mendoza, Pilar – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
Three focus groups consisting of board of trustee members, community college presidents, senior administrators, administrators, and faculty members developed critical issues facing community colleges with respect to instructional planning and services; planning, governance, and finance; and workforce development. Thereafter, the delegation of more…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Community Colleges, Focus Groups, College Presidents
Critical Issues Facing America's Community Colleges: A Summary of the Community Colleges Futures Assembly 2006
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Campbell, Dale F.; Basham, Matthew J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
Three focus groups consisting of 42 board of trustee members, community college presidents, senior administrators, and faculty members developed critical issues facing community colleges with respect to instructional planning and services; planning, governance, finance; and workforce development. Thereafter, the delegation of more than 200 voted…
Descriptors: Instructional Development, Focus Groups, Community Colleges, Change Agents