Developing Tomorrow's Leaders: Context, Challenges, and Capabilities
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Document Type
Book
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Description
The contributions of community colleges to society are well-documented. Yet, today’s community colleges are at a cross road. Decreases in funding support, a push for college completion, attention on developmental course work, and a host of other demands create a dynamic context for community college operations. Who leads these colleges matters as they face these demands and how they lead influences outcomes. Pending leadership retirements provide a prime opportunity for thinking about community college leadership in new ways. Entering this environment are prospective and aspiring leaders who are often not adequately prepared for the complexities of managing in a paradoxical organization. The era of accountability puts a fine point on the need for leaders to pay heed to the policy making process and to requirements dictated by state legislative bodies and accreditation bodies. Foundations and grant funders serve as instigators for changes in community colleges, as well and also support research into ways to link employer needs to college curricular changes. This book argues that neo-leaders are required to lead transformational change for today and tomorrow’s community colleges. No longer can we rely on single leaders atop a hierarchy. Talent throughout the institution must be tapped. The authors argue that networked leadership is needed. For networked leadership, we begin to advance thinking about the role of networks and connections among leaders throughout the college and beyond the college’s walls. This volume outlines underlying values critical for neo-leaders and offers questions leaders at various levels can use to jump start the type of courageous conversations needed on campus. The tools presented in this book provide current and aspiring leaders with resources to prepare for successfully leading the way and developing new leaders to shape the future. Our community colleges and their students require nothing less.
Call number in WMU's library
LB2341 .E334 2015
ISBN
99509326434402436
Publication Date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
City
Lanham
Disciplines
Community College Leadership | Educational Leadership
Citation for published book
Eddy, Pamela Lynn, Debbie Sydow, Richard L. Alfred, and Regina L. Garza Mitchell. Developing Tomorrow's Leaders : Context, Challenges, and Capabilities / Pamela L. Eddy, Debbie L. Sydow, Richard L. Alfred, and Regina L. Garza Mitchell. 2015. Print. Futures Ser. on Community Colleges.
Recommended Citation
Eddy, Pamela L.; Sydow, Debbie L.; Alfred, Richard L.; and Garza Mitchell, Regina L., "Developing Tomorrow's Leaders: Context, Challenges, and Capabilities" (2015). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 603.
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