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Wolverton, Mimi – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1998
The "Teaching/Learning Project" at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida), a process of dramatic institution-wide change, is described, focusing on the leadership, collaboration, and coordination required to bring about desired changes. Examination of leadership roles include those of the change agent (project director), champion…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Wolverton, Mimi; Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – 1992
This 4-year study of 12 community colleges examined the institutional policies and administrative practices that encouraged or discouraged effective faculty behaviors. The study focused on faculty and administrative subcultures and the learning environment that they help to create in these open-door institutions. The study found that different…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Wolverton, Mimi – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1994
Evolution of "quality" in higher education as an institutional concept is traced, and differences between approaches at the institutional and state levels are explored. Contrasting approaches in Florida and Illinois are examined, particularly in the case of Miami-Dade Community College (Florida). Contribution of the different approaches…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis