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How governing boards provide oversight for community colleges : understanding the differences between state-appointed and elected boards

Creator:

Downey-Schilling, JoAnna

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to compare how elected and appointed board trustees provide oversight for the community colleges they serve. The rationale for this study was that little examination of board governance processes at community colleges had occurred and, as a result, board members may lack the understanding...

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Dissertation
Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

Creator:

Hansen, Eric J.

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to explore the applicability of Collins’ (2001) Good-to-Great theory, as originally introduced for the business sector and as adapted for the social sector, to the ways a community college moved from being “good” to being “great.” The following questions guided the research: (1) Which...

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Dissertation
The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

Creator:

Lanning, Patrick M.

Abstract:

College governance is a function of structure and of how people act within that structure. Organizational strategies no longer identify administrations as monopolies that possess all of the good ideas. Recent organizational management approaches to governance promote inclusiveness in decision-making and are at odds with the community college's historical structures,...

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Dissertation