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Practical leadership in community colleges : navigating today's challenges

Summary: Practical Leadership in Community Colleges is an essential resource for leaders who must meet the myriad challenges community colleges face every day. Grounded in field observation, reports, news coverage, and interviews with leaders and policymakers, this important text offers a clear examination into the issues confronting college leaders and provides clear direction for managing through difficult times.

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  • ISBN: 9781119095156
  • ISBN: 1119095158
  • ISBN: 9781119094883
  • ISBN: 1119094887
  • Physical Description: print
    xxix, 203 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : Jossey-Bass; John Wiley & Sons, 2016.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Leadership issue management: Thinking about leadership ; Thinking about issues ; Life balance ; Anticipating issues and potential outcomes -- Mission: Questioning the mission ; Mission generations ; Completion challenge ; Balancing access and success ; Transition, progression, and transfer ; Accreditation and mission ; Push from the for-profit sector ; Technological development ; Legislative mandates ; Funding the mission ; Workforce preparation issues ; Developing partnerships ; Curricular reform ; Community college baccalaureates ; Organizations and initiatives ; Reform effectiveness ; A framework for mission management -- Accountability, scorecards, regulations, and accreditation: Accountability ; Scorecards ; Regulations ; Accreditation -- Finance, cost, and the economy: Economic benefits of higher education ; Effects of economic cycles ; Saving for retirement ; Tuition increases and college costs ; Responses to economic cycles ; Fundraising and entrepreneurialism -- Diversity, equity, and inclusion: Beyond the open door ; Understanding DEI ; Institutionalizing DEI ; DEI issues ; Campus climate issues ; Recruitment and support issues ; Communication issues ; Gender bias issues ; Students with disabilities issues ; Affirmative action issues ; Immigration issues ; Racial issues ; Men of color issues ; Veterans issues ; LGBT issues ; Managing DEI issues ; Sustaining diversity, equity, and inclusion -- Governance, communication, and media relations: Trustees ; Media relations ; Delegation and internal governance ; Communication ; Collective bargaining ; Civility -- Organizational change to promote student success: Leading organizational change ; The completion agenda ; Models for change ; Resistance to change ; Organizational change and classroom practice ; Organizational change and student support services ; A time for change : AACC's reclaiming the American Dream ; Sustaining momentum : managing the change -- Safety and security: Responsibility for safety and security ; Commitment and enforcement ; Truth and consequences of crime reporting ; Leadership practices for safety and security management ; Key safety and security management leadership questions ; Resources ; Athletics ; Cybersecurity issues -- Conclusion: Reform and redesign ; Accountability and transparency ; Change and the evolving mission ; Diversity, equity, and inclusion ; Stakeholder demands ; Safety and security ; New requirements for leadership ; Rewards of leadership.
Subject: Community colleges United States Administration
Educational leadership United States

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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