Leaving a Community College Presidency: The Inevitable Career Transition

Floyd, Deborah L.; Maslin‐Ostrowski, Patricia

doi:10.1080/10668926.2013.739515

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“…Grasmick, Davies, and Harbour (2012) report the value of leaders' vision when implementing participation and shared decisionmaking and Hlinka (2013) One area of interest shown by a number of researchers deals with crises management in relation to sudden changes in leadership. Several articles outline guidelines for presidents when encountering crises (Floyd, Maslin-Ostrowski, and Hrabak 2010;Floyd and Maslin-Ostrowski 2013;Thompson, Cooper, and Ebbers 2012) which can be exacerbated by personal cyber attacks in the social media (Maslin-Ostrowski, Floyd, and Hrabak 2011). Maslin-Ostrowski and Floyd (2012) describe the experiences of a number of college presidents and their sense of isolation when terminated or resigning under pressure and how preplanning could have given them more of a sense of leaving on their own terms.…”

Section: Community College Leadership In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comparative thematic review of vocational leadership literature from the USA, Great Britain and Australia

Crossman

Cameron

2014

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

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Vocational education and its leadership is an important sphere of economic activity worldwide and is being impacted by several trends including: the increasing significance and centrality of skills development in today's economies; economic trends associated with globalisation (internationalisation of education and emergence of global labour markets); and demographic trends resulting in ageing populations and workforces. Leadership in vocational education contexts is crucial to the economic success of this sector. The aim of this paper is to provide a comparative thematic review of the research and literature on leadership in vocational education between the USA, Great Britain and Australia posed by the research question, 'What are the key leadership issues facing vocational education and training sectors in the USA, Great Britain and Australia?' This study contributes to the research and literature by identifying key impact factors for vocational education leadership in these nations over the last 13 years. Results from the comparative review established the following three key issues: a concern over equity and diversity; the importance of change management; and leadership skills and their development. Although leadership competencies are the subject of some debate there appears to be a broad consensus that leaders are developed not only by formal courses, but more importantly by on-the-job experiential learning. The future development of leaders within vocational education is discussed in relation to the implications for policy and practice, and suggestions for future research are provided.

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Section: Community College Leadership In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A comparative thematic review of vocational leadership literature from the USA, Great Britain and Australia

Crossman

Cameron

2014

Research in Post-Compulsory Education

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“…For Birnbaum (1992), the presidential transition is a positive change for an institution. However, more scholars see presidential transitions as disruptive (Kirland & Ratcliff, 1994;Thompson, Cooper, & Ebbers, 2012;Kubala & Bailey, 2001;Levin, 1995a;Padilla, 2004;Martin et al, 2004;Robken, 2007;Sanaghan, Goldstein, & Gaval, 2008) and usher in a period of vulnerability for the institution (Floyd & Maslin-Ostrowski, 2013). New executive leadership often upsets organizational communications and standard operating procedures for the college (Kirland & Ratcliff, 1994;Robken, 2007).…”

Section: The Community College Presidentmentioning

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Organizational factors supporting community college presidential stability : a case study

Buckley¹

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My thanks to my advisor, Dr. Shannon Alpert, for her timely feedback and endless encouragement throughout this project. In particular, the community she built for her advisees, spread around the globe, provided me with much needed structure and connection to continue to move forward. Writing can be a lonely endeavor but I was buoyed by classmates Laura Rasar King, Lisa Piccolo and Caroline Wood who read countless drafts and helped me get "unstuck" when I was the most frustrated. Balancing school with a demanding job was not easy. However, the administration of Howard Community College and in particular, my supervisor, Dr. Cindy Peterka, remained committed to my successful completion. Their backing was invaluable. I am deeply grateful to the participants in this study who were exceptionally generous with their time and sharing their experiences. While cloaked in pseudonyms in this document, their individual generosity will remain with me. From initial interest through my visits and data collection they were giving with their time and welcomed me to their campus. When given the opportunity, I hope to follow their example and support future community college scholars with the same level of enthusiasm. My thanks to my friends and especially, my family, for understanding the demands of this program. They have cheered me on, been unfailingly patient and reserved only the easiest potluck tasks for me for years. And finally, to Mark, who has been by my side from the beginning. He never cared when our living space transformed to student workspace with books, articles and papers covering nearly every surface. His steady and calm voice never wavered in reassurance. Thank you seems so inadequate but those are the only words I have.

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Pathways to the Presidency

Cooney

Martin

2021

Handbook of Research on the Changing Role of College and University Leadership

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There is no singular way to prepare for the unique challenges of a college or university presidency. College and university presidents, as well as those who aspire to the position, utilize a myriad of professional experiences as they navigate the complexities of the role. The purpose of this chapter is to review the traditional and nontraditional career pathways of college and university presidents, discuss the preparation practices utilized by higher education leaders to be successful in the presidency, and offer advice for aspiring college and university presidents.

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Leaving a Community College Presidency: The Inevitable Career Transition

Cited by 3 publications

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A comparative thematic review of vocational leadership literature from the USA, Great Britain and Australia

A comparative thematic review of vocational leadership literature from the USA, Great Britain and Australia

Organizational factors supporting community college presidential stability : a case study

Pathways to the Presidency

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