Reed Confessions of a Community College Administrator

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-22172-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 176 Seiten, E-Book

Written by Matthew Reed, the formerly anonymous author of InsideHigher Ed's most popular blog, Confessions of a Community CollegeDean, this book offers keen insights, a frank discussion, andsuggested solutions for the many issues that are unique tocommunity college administration.
In Confessions of a Community College Administrator Reeddescribes the current landscape of community college leadership andaddresses some of the fundamental questions that face communitycolleges. Who does a community college actually serve? How doadministrators really make budget decisions? Where do the roots ofthe "permanent crisis" in higher education lie? How are full-timeand adjunct faculty best balanced?
Throughout the book, Reed offers guidance and encouragement forthe next generation of community college leaders. He examines a setof proposed solutions from outside academia, then turns to othersolutions emerging from inside the community college world thatalso show potential for success.
Confessions of a Community College Administrator is filled withrealistic, and ultimately hopeful, advice on how to step back fromthe day-to-day administrative struggles and gain some perspectiveon the larger picture. Reed offers administrators useful andproductive directions for constructive change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reed, Matthew

Weitere Mitwirkende

McClenney, Kay

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Author iv
Acknowledgments v
Foreword by Kay McClenney vii
Introduction 1
1. The Community College Landscape 13
2. Funding: Where the Money Comes From, Where It Goes, and WhyThere's Never Enough 35
3. Community College Administration: Who Does What 61
4. Herding Cats: Managing Creative People 85
5. Regular Challenges of the Dean's Job 105
6. Saving Community Colleges: A Few Modest Proposals 125
Conclusion 153
Notes 158
References 161
Index 163

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Reed is the author of the popular blogConfessions of a Community College Dean for Inside Higher Ed. He isvice president for academic affairs at Holyoke Community Collegeand has been a full-time and adjunct faculty member, associatedean, and dean at for-profit and community colleges. He lives inMassachusetts with his wife and two young children.