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Download full textPray, Francis C. – 1975
Community colleges are failing to realize their potential because of problems at the very highest level of policy and management decision-making. Publicly elected trustees are apt to have political allegiances. Community college boards are usually too small to represent the range of talent and experience needed for constructing effective trustees…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Community Colleges
Gilbert, Marion L. – 1971
As a means of assessing junior and community college teacher-training programs in the United States, the author visited selected universities in Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, New York, California, and Nebraska in 1971. She also met with State and District Junior College Boards in several states. Most of the information was…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Educational Background, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns
Bender, Louis W. – 1975
The steady drift toward state control of community college education is a growing issue of concern. This movement has not come from significant changes in the authority or responsibilities of the state community college boards or agencies so much as from a variety of other national and state precursors. This document attempts to establish the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Control, Federal State Relationship, Governance
Addy, Cathryn L. – 1995
This book describes the professional and personal challenges facing community college presidents in the performance of their job, and includes eight personal essays. An introduction explores the personal choices involved in becoming and functioning as a community college president, and includes the essay "The Moving President: Changing…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Community Colleges, Employment Experience
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Washington, DC. – 1989
Prepared to assist community colleges in improving their ability to raise money from the private sector, this monograph guides educators from the exploratory phase into the actual implementation of a new fund-raising program. Chapter 1 raises considerations that should be addressed before a college decides to initiate a major private-sector…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Colleges, Corporate Support, Donors
Peer reviewedWeisman, Iris M., Ed.; Vaughan, George B., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1997
Based on the premise that an effective relationship between community college governing boards and presidents is crucial, this volume explores the professional needs, challenges, and roles of college presidents and governing board members and the influence of these factors on the board-president team. The following articles are provided: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents
Vaughan, George B.; Weisman, Iris M. – 1998
Based on a 1996 national study of community college presidents, this monograph presents a snapshot of presidents' personal and professional characteristics. A preface describes the purpose of the study and reviews methodology, indicating that the Career and Lifestyle Survey (CLS) was sent to 926 presidents, resulting in 680 responses, and that…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, College Administration, College Presidents
Pendleton, Erika H., Ed.; Zidzik, Mark A., Ed. – 1994
This guidebook is designed primarily to give students the information they need in selecting a two-year college. It provides information about individual colleges and indexes to help students locate colleges with particular characteristics. The data in this guide were obtained directly from the colleges themselves and are updated annually.…
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Associate Degrees, Athletics, College Admission
Seidman, Earl – 1985
Designed to help community college governing boards, administrators, and faculty leaders to understand how qualitative issues within their colleges interact with broader societal, economic, and demographic issues, this book draws from two studies using in-depth phenomenological interviewing to provide a profile of faculty concerns,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Counselors, Educational Improvement
Andrews, Hans A. – 1985
Arguing that boards of education, trustees, administrators, and faculty leaders can and should work together to ensure excellence in instruction, this book presents a comprehensive framework for an administrative faculty evaluation system. Chapter 1 suggests that the first step in evaluating for excellence is to develop a profile of the strengths…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Evaluation Criteria
PDF pending restorationKing, Maxwell C.; Breuder, Robert L. – 1977
In a comparative survey of the perceptions of community college presidents and board chairmen regarding assumptions and techniques employed by presidents in relating with their boards of trustees, 99 presidents and 38 trustees responded from a national sample of 142 and 55, respectively. The presidents' responses indicated that the average board…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Community Colleges, Conflict Resolution, Females
Vaughan, George B.; Weisman, Iris M. – 1997
Based on a national study of community college trustees, this book describes the role of trustees in college operations and provides data on trustee characteristics and attitudes. Introductory materials describe the purpose and methodology of the study, indicating that three distinct questionnaires were sent to 505 college presidents, 505 board of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Community Colleges
Boone, Edgar J., Ed.; Pettitt, John M., Ed.; Weisman, Iris M., Ed. – 1998
Intended for community college administrators, governing boards, and other leaders interested in strengthening their institutions and communities, this monograph chronicles the experiences of five pilot colleges implementing the community-based programming (CBP) model of the Academy for Community College Leadership Advancement, Innovation, and…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Involvement
Direct linkEspinosa, Lorelle L., Ed.; McGuire, Kent, Ed.; Jackson, Leigh Miles, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2018
There are over 20 million young people of color in the United States whose representation in STEM education pathways and in the STEM workforce is still far below their numbers in the general population. Their participation could help re-establish the United States' preeminence in STEM innovation and productivity, while also increasing the number…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, STEM Education
Glickman, Lillian L.; And Others – 1975
To establish a base for the development of new educational programs for older adults, a survey was conducted of personnel in 150 community colleges across the country to elicit information and perceptions concerning the following issues: (1) the content and scope of current educational programs for elders; (2) the nature of the developmental…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Agencies, Curriculum Design
