Profiles of American College Presidents
Author : Michael R. Ferrari
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 35,1 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : Michael R. Ferrari
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 35,1 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : Clifford V. Barr
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 43,22 MB
Release : 1981
Category : College presidents
ISBN :
Author : Marlene Ross
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 2000
Category : College presidents
ISBN :
Author : American Association of Community and Junior Colleges. Presidents Academy
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 1982
Category : College presidents
ISBN :
Author : Betsey Clark Smith
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,31 MB
Release : 2001
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Edward J. Valeau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 30,48 MB
Release : 2021-05-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 1000388123
This practical resource helps aspiring leaders demystify the challenges associated with becoming a community college president. Building on existing scholarship and research related to historical origins of the community college, this book explores the role and function of the presidency, discusses existing demographics and the importance of meeting the needs of a diverse student population, and unpacks the required competencies and leadership challenges related to becoming a community college president. Including real voices from award-winning and current presidents as well as a step-by-step approach to attaining the position, this is an important resource that speaks to the needs of today and tomorrows’ community college leaders.
Author : Mary Kay Murphy
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 12,26 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
They also offer important insights into the leadership characteristics of an effective advancement president, as well as the overall goals and functions and this position. The Advancement President and the Academy will serve as an important "how-to" guide for those who aspire to positions in university leadership.
Author : James Dale Rottweiler
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2005
Category : College presidents
ISBN :
Author : Harold Walter Stoke
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : Arthur Padilla
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 10,67 MB
Release : 2005-04-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 1461641063
Leading complex organizations is never easy or simple. In this book, Padilla uses the university as the organizational vehicle through which to examine the phenomenon of leadership and followership in complex entities. The unique characteristics of universities as organizations are discussed and the leadership experiences of six well-known university presidents are analyzed within an orignal framework of leadership. Just as John Kennedy's Profiles in Courage considered the notion of political courage within the institutional setting of Congress, this book explores leadership within the context of the modern American university. The roles of persuasion and communication are highlighted as the author weaves the principal patterns from each of the six case studies to the situational conditions that faced these extraordinary individuals. Padilla offers valuable suggestions on how to improve selection of leaders and increase organizational effectiveness. The author's plan follows three circles that overlap to form its basic framework: 1. The university as a complex organization; 2. Leadership - its patterns, theories, and commonalities; and 3. Case studies of exemplary leaders, which highlight their early experiences and actions. The overlap of the three circles defines the conclusions and synthesis. Each leader's story covers four areas: Childhood background; formal schooling/education; senior leadership roles and major defining events, successes, and failures; and forecasts for higher education and its leadership. The book includes an assortment of public and private universities, which provides a diversity of leaders who face significant differences in terms of control, financing, and oversight. This diversity allows for more useful comparisons and contrasts. The author explains the enormous role that persuasion (rather than domination or power) plays in successful leadership. It is clear that persuasion is effective in many settings, and not just in the university environment, but it is particularly ef