Download or read book A Comparison of Community and State College Leader Perceptions of Trustee Involvement in Decision Making written by Adam A. Morris and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trustees play an important role in determining the direction, priorities, and future of higher education institutions, and as such, are critical actors in the decision-making and policy formation process. Numerous anecdotal reports have concluded that there are often competing interests in the use and structure of trustees throughout higher education, and the current study sought to identify the perceptions of college leaders about how trustees are currently implementing their roles. Using a national sample of 250 community college leaders and 250 state comprehensive university leaders, study findings found moderately consistent perceptions about what trustees are doing. As a group, all respondents agreed most strongly that their trustees were engaged in approving senior administrative appointments and determining financial priorities. Comprehensive university leaders reported that trustees were most engaged in strategic mission development, and community college leaders agreed most strongly that trustees were engaged in raising money for their institutions.
Download or read book Roles of Tribally Controlled Community College Trustees written by Benjamin Ramirez-Shkwegnaabi and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community College Trustees and Public Engagement written by Michelle T. Scott and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public community colleges are experiencing unprecedented public scrutiny and expected to be more accountable for the decisions and policies of its leaders. To ensure public accountability of community colleges, the board of trustees has been given the responsibility of representing the community's interests and responding to the educational needs of the community. Serving as stewards of the public trust and a conduit for critical and meaningful connection to and with the college's community are a trustee's time-honored role. Trustees embody this connection when they first interact with the community and then act on behalf of the community they represent. This case study examines and describes the public engagement practices of public community college trustees. There were two central research questions that guided this study: (1) What is the process by which community college trustees engage with the public? (2) What factors contribute to trustee public engagement practices? Trustees' public engagement perceptions were pursued through inquiry within five categories: (a) role and responsibilities, (b) definition of public engagement, (c) public engagement practices, (d) barriers to public engagement, and (e) how to make public engagement more effective. Five major themes emerged: (a) trustee role, (b) relationship with the public, (c) administrative and organizational structures, (d) leadership, and (e) policy from the findings, which have implications for theory and practice. (1) Trustees identified serving and representing the community's interests as their role; this role has been performed with minimal meaningful contact with the community. (2) Trustees had no common nomenclature for the public, constituents, stakeholders, community, public engagement or public participation. (3) Trustee governance has not focused on public engagement in its relationship with the public. (4) Trustees' engagement practices are influenced by a priori assumptions about the public and public participation. (5) Trustees have no public engagement policy or framework linked to establishing policy or decision making. A key finding of this study is that trustees do not identify deliberative public engagement as a role priority or a default priority. The role of trustees must be reframed and redefined to include democratic public engagement practices; and the public's role in democratic governance must be reclaimed. -- Abstract.
Download or read book An Analysis of Trustee Role Perceptions in the State Controlled Washington Community College System and the Locally Controlled Oregon Community College System and the Relationship Between Trustee Personal Characteristics and These Role Perceptions written by Peter Dent Boyse and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the role perceptions of trustees in the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the state controlled Washington community college system. Authorities in the literature were consulted to define the "ideal trustee role" and the study determined which governance system was most effective in fostering this "ideal trustee role" as measured by trustee role perceptions. The relationship between the personal characteristics of trustees and trustee role perceptions were also studied. This part of the study showed which trustees in each system perceived their role as being closest to the "ideal trustee role." A questionnaire was developed and disseminated to all 105 Oregon and all 115 Washington community college trustees. This questionnaire was a series of thirty-six trustee responsibility statements that related to the "ideal trustee role." Trustees were asked to respond to these statements on a Likert scale. Personal demographics were also gathered on all respondents. The components of the "ideal trustee role" were defined as: (1) Assure that the college fulfills the purpose for which it was established and evaluate college outcomes. (2) Select, evaluate, counsel with, and, if necessary, terminate the chief executive officer. (3) Interpret community interests to the college and college interests to the community. (4) Oversee the acquisition, expenditure and investment of funds and management of college facilities. Washington trustees perceived themselves closer to components 1, 2 and 3 of the "ideal trustee role" than Oregon trustees and Oregon trustees perceived themselves closer to role component 4. However, the similarities in the role perception responses of the two populations were more noticeable than the differences. In general, trustees who fell into the following demographic categories perceived themselves closer to the "ideal trustee role" than trustees who fell into other demographic categories. These groups included trustees who were female, trustees that held, at least, a bachelor's degree, trustees with annual incomes above $50,000, trustees who were members of a community service organization, trustees with more than four years service on the board, trustees that held managerial/professional jobs, and trustees who were Democratic or Independent politically.
Download or read book A Comparison of the Perceptions of New Jersey Community College Trustees and Presidents on Trustee Responsibilities and Effectiveness written by John George Klinzing and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community College Trustees and Public Engagement written by Michelle T. Scott and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Qualitative case study research was conducted to examine and describe the public engagement practices of community college trustees. This case study examines and describes the public engagement practices of public community college trustees. The research focuses on community college trustees' public engagement perceptions within five categories: (a) roles and responsibilities, (b) definition of public engagement, (c) public engagement practices, (d) barriers to public engagement, and (e) how to make public engagement more effective. The three key conclusions of this study are (a) trustees do not identify deliberative public engagement as a role priority or a default priority; (b) the role of trustees must be reframed and redefined to include democratic public engagement practices; and (c) the public's role in democratic governance must be reclaimed. The results of study also emerged within five major thematic areas, which have implications for theory and practice--(a) trustee roles, (b) trustee relationships with the public, (c) administrative and organizational structures, (d) leadership, and (e) policy. Some of the more specific findings from the study within these areas include: (1) Trustees identified serving and representing the community's interests as their role; this role has been performed with minimal meaningful contact with the community; (2) Trustees had no common nomenclature for the public, constituents, stakeholders, community, public engagement or public participation; (3) Trustee governance has not focused on public engagement in its relationship with the public; (4) Trustees' engagement practices are influenced by a priori assumptions about the public and public participation; and (5) Trustees have no public engagement policy or framework linked to establishing policy or decision making. Nine appendixes are included: (1) Project Summary; (2) Research Consent Form; (3) Letter for NIFI [National Issues Forums Institute] Network Community College Trustees; (4) Letter for NIFI Network Community college Public Policy Institute Director; (5) Debriefing Letter; (6) Cast Study Standardized Open-ended Interview Questions; (7) Case Data Collection Display; (8) Case Study Institutional Profiles; and (9) Institutional Review Board Approval. (Contains 15 tables and 4 figures.).
Download or read book Comprehensive Dissertation Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Selected Characteristics and Perceptions of Community College Trustees from Diverse Governance Structures written by Leroy Alvin Antell and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community College Trustees Perceptions of Their Policy Involvement written by John F. Grabowski and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book An Examination of Community College Trustees Knowledge of and Commitment to the Learning College written by Irvin Theodore Clark (III) and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine community college trustees' knowledge of Learning College principles and perceptions of learning-centered practices for creating or maintaining a Learning College. The Trustee Learning College Questionnaire was used to capture information about community college trustees' personal characteristics, Learning College status, college typology, knowledge of Learning College principles, and their perceptions of learning-centered practices for creating or maintaining a Learning College. This study employed quantitative methods that included four types of analyses: descriptive analyses, correlation analyses, ANOVA analyses (including multiple comparisons), and ordinary least squares regression analyses that examined relationships between and among the independent variables and dependent variables. Results of this study revealed that it is important to consider Learning College status, highest degree attained, and years as a trustee when examining community college trustees level of knowledge of Learning College principles. Results also indicated that "community college attendance and teaching" and "years as a trustee", are important to consider when examining community college trustees' perceptions of learning-centered practices for creating or maintaining a Learning College. Implications of this study include the need for (1) national discussions about the Learning College and community college trustees' role in the Learning College; (2) trustees who are interested in the creation or maintenance of a Learning College to be committed and willing to participate in ongoing professional development and training opportunities that support effective governance throughout a Learning College; (3) governing boards to redefine their roles and responsibilities to ensure that learning is the foundation for its policy and decision-making practices; and (4) quality and in-depth research on community college trustees' involvement in the Learning College. -- Abstract.
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Download or read book A Comparison of Perceived Group Interaction Behaviors of Community College Presidents Serving Institutions with Local Boards of Trustees and Those Serving Institutions Governed by a State Board of Education written by Thomas Randall Bradberry and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Gender on North Carolina Community College Boards of Trustees Perceptions of Community College Presidents written by Cynthia Dean and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to compare the effects of gender on the perceptions that members of the boards of trustees of community colleges have of community college presidents. This study was guided by two research questions; the first one comparing the participants' perceptions of the male and female leader with the leader's gender acting as the sole independent variable; the second one examining the interaction effect of the participant's gender and the leader's gender on the participant's perception of the leader. Twelve boards of trustees within the North Carolina Community College System self-selected to participate. Participants read a brief vignette depicting a community college president exhibiting a transformational leadership style then evaluated that leader using the three Outcomes of Leadership subscales of the MLQ - 5X Short: extra effort (EE), effectiveness (EFF), and satisfaction (SAT). Half the boards of trustees received a vignette and survey depicting a male leader and half received a vignette and survey depicting a female leader. One hundred forty-seven surveys were distributed. Ninety-four surveys were returned. Data analyzed using MANOVAs and ANOVA revealed that, while both male and female participants rated the female president lower than the male president on all three subscales, the difference was not statistically significant; resulting in a failure to reject all null hypotheses.
Download or read book Shared Governance and Trust in Maryland Community Colleges written by Michael Peter Ehrlinger and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate governance leaders' perception of community college shared governance. The secondary intent of the study was to examine participant's perceptions of trust and shared governance within Maryland community colleges. Trust theory was used as the theoretical framework. A quantitative research approach was used to conduct the study. The population of the study was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, the President (or Chief Executive Officer) of the college, and the chair of the shared governance forum of the community colleges in the State of Maryland. A researcher constructed survey instrument 'The Survey of Community College Shared Governance' was created for the study. It was designed to collect demographic data and responses to test factors that influenced shared governance in the community colleges based on trust theory. These factors included characteristics of governance leaders, institutional characteristics and the five dimensions of trust. Responses solicited within the second part were Likert scale perceptual responses. The study utilized descriptive, comparative, and correlational statistical applications to analyze the data. A major finding of the study was that there is no significant difference in the perceptions of governance leaders toward shared governance in the community colleges of Maryland given demographic variables like: position, length of service to the college, length of service to higher education, age, gender, race, location of the college, and size. This study shows overwhelming agreement among the participants in the value of shared governance as measured using trust theory. A second major finding is that the level of trust influences perception of shared governance. There is a significant correlation between the components of trust: openness, concern, reliability, and honesty, when applied to the perception of shared governance constituent groups (a) Board of Trustees, (b) the President, and (c) the college Senate in the community colleges of Maryland. These findings reveal that trust and shared governance means are positively correlated; in other words the higher the level of trust, the higher the shared governance level. -- Abstract.
Download or read book The Locus of Formal Decision Making in Christian College Coalition Institutions written by Wesley Rouse and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The problem was to determine the perceptions of those involved about the locus of formal decision making relative to academic, student affairs, development, and administration decisions for Coalition colleges. Answers were sought to questions about which specific position incumbents/units were perceived to be involved in making and participating in making decisions, and differences in perceptions based on respondent role (trustees, administration, administration/faculty, faculty) and on level of involvement (no involvement, provides information, recommends, makes decision). Data were obtained by means of a decision point analysis instrument from 59 of the 69 institutions with 293 returns. Analysis of variance was utilized to determine differences in perceptions. Faculty members, academic deans, and presidents were perceived to be major decision makers in academics; deans of students and presidents in student affairs; trustees, presidents, and business officers in development; and trustees and presidents in administration. Most frequently perceived to participate were chairpersons and academic deans in academics; presidents. academic deans, deans of students, and business officers in student affairs; presidents and development officers in development; and presidents, academic deans, and business officers in administration. Based on position, there were significant differences about who makes the decision for 6 of the 19 items and about who participates for 15. The significant differences in who makes the decision were for adding a course, changing a grade, changing an admission policy, building a building, changing the purpose of the college, and changing the bylaws. Based on level of involvement, there were significant differences about who makes the decision for 3 of the 19 items. These were for adding a course, beginning a fund-raising project, and filling an administrative vacancy. It was concluded that there was considerable unanimity of opinion about who makes decisions, but little about who participates. The most frequent decision makers were those at the top of the hierarchy (trustees and presidents), and those who least frequently made the decisions were those at then lower levels (chairpersons and faculty). Dissertation Discovery Company and University of Florida are dedicated to making scholarly works more discoverable and accessible throughout the world. This dissertation, "The Locus of Formal Decision Making in Christian College Coalition Institutions" by Wesley Lee Rouse, was obtained from University of Florida and is being sold with permission from the author. A digital copy of this work may also be found in the university's institutional repository, IR@UF. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation.
