THE EVOLVING ROLES OF ANGELINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS PERCEIVED BY ITS PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS (TEXAS, NURSING SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE).
Contributors: Texas A & M University.
Published: 1992
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Education, Community College.; Education, Higher.; Education, Administration.; Education, History of.
Description: During its 25-year history, Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas, has grown from a two-year college program catering primarily to students interested in college-transfer classes to a community college that provides comprehensive training in occupational skills to almost half its 3,400 students. The needs of the community it serves have been the motivation for the increased technical vocational offerings. The Nursing School is a vital part of the changing focus at Angelina College.

Data for this historical documentary of the evolving roles of Angelina College were collected in 20 video or audio taped interviews with founders and administrators of Angelina College. These informal interviews were conducted by the researcher, who acted as the research instrument in this naturalistic inquiry study. The leaders' perceptions and recollections were interpreted and analyzed by the researcher. The leaders became the stars in three case studies through which the story of Angelina College was told.

Each of the 20 leaders was asked the same 10 questions about the roles, history, and challenges that have faced this community college since it was founded in 1966. The audio and video taped interviews of the 20 leaders of the college have been preserved in the archives of the Angelina College Library.

The findings of the study indicated that the leaders of Angelina College are convinced that there is a secure place for this community college in the higher education arena. During the past 25 years, they have established a positive tradition, based on the academic and vocational roles of the college. Angelina College remains an academic and a financial bargain for anyone seeking two years of public higher education.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-01, Section: A, page: 0067.

Thesis (ED.D.)--TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, 1992.

School code: 0803.