Governance in the community college
By: Robert C. Cloud, Susan T. Kater, editors.
Contributors: Cloud, Robert C.; Kater, Susan T.
Series: New directions for community colleges -- no. 141
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780470321348
Subjects: Community colleges -- Administration.; Community college administrators.; College student government.; Community college trustees.; Teacher participation in administration.; Universities and colleges -- Administration.
Description: Interest in community college governance will increase among scholars and practitioners for many reasons. Enrollments are increasing rapidly while funding is not keeping pace. Taxpayer resistance is a reality. Workforce training programs will compete with transfer curricula for resources. Increasing numbers of poorly prepared students will require remediation. For-profit institutions will compete for students. Employee unions will press for better salaries and benefits and meaning participation in governance. Special interest groups will continue electing advocates to governing boards. P-19 initiatives will require close collaboration with public schools. In the meantime, rogue trustees will try the patience of everyone. Traditional governance models will not suffice in this demanding arena. Governance structures that are more collegial, flexible, and inclusive will be essential in the future as community colleges evolve to meet the needs of an increasingly complex and diverse society -- from publisher.
Notes: "Spring 2008."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Community college governance: what matters and why? / Marilyn J. Amey, Eric Jessup-Anger, Jody Jessup-Anger; title: Governance over the years: a trustees perspective / George E. Potter, Daniel J. Phelan; title: Governance in a union environment / Timothy K. Garfield; title: Internal governance in the community college: models and quilts / Michael T. Miller, Jennifer M. Miles; title: The effect of the commuity college workforce development mission on governance / Janice Nahra Friedel; title: Closing the gaps in Texas: the critical role of community colleges / Laurie Bricker; title: Yanks, Canucks, and Aussies: governance as liberation / John S. Levin; title: Governance in strategic context / Richard L. Alfred; title: Key resources on community college governance / Pam Schuetz.