Two year colleges are often characterized as America's "democracy colleges" implying a difficult to implement dual mission of democratizing education for all, and advancing the democratic purpose of civic engagement. Although such goals may be explicit in a college's mission statement, how faculty or their deans receive that mission is…

"Honors Colleges in the 21st Century" contains the work of 56 authors representing 45 different institutions, which makes this the largest and most comprehensive group of honors leaders ever to appear in print together discussing honors colleges. Particularly notable is the fact that eleven of the chapters are co-authored by individuals…

Purpose: The community-college system in the United States has evolved tremendously since its beginning in 1901. There have been many changes, but one important aspect of the community college's structure that has continued to remain of utmost importance is the roles and responsibilities of faculty. The faculty has been traditionally hired based…

Based on Yackee's (2000) study of the perceptions of chief instructional officers (CIOs) at community colleges accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), this study identified, described, and compared the perceptions of CIOs at institutions accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on…

This dissertation presents a qualitative case study of students enrolled in online courses and how they perceived the orientation program they completed before starting these courses. The study was based on the perspectives of students enrolled in a fully online program at a small community college in western Maine. They were interviewed…

The authors examine the current community college presidential pipeline and offer possible explanations for poor CEO representation from diverse populations. They explore a relationship between CEO satisfaction and diversity by testing whether CEO satisfaction is correlated to campus and administrative diversity. While data from the study…

The study explores the organizational characteristics of strategic planning, succession planning and career management and the processes impact on the hiring location of academic leaders from within the college, external to the college but within the system, and external to the system. The study was conducted in the 16 college Wisconsin…

The purpose of this study was to determine demographics and educational backgrounds of chief student affairs officers (CSAOs) in public 2-year colleges. Using systematic sampling techniques, 300 2-year colleges were selected from the AACC Membership Directory for inclusion in the study. Each college's website was visited to determine the name of…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS INFORMATION CONCERNING 43 BOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE WORK OF THE ACADEMIC DEAN IN UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGIATE EDUCATION. (WO)

Based on survey information provided by 187 public and private junior college academic deans, a typical" description was developed in terms of perosnal background, professional experince, position characteristics, and job attitudes. (JO)

Advantages and disadvantages of an academic dean's participation in collective negotiations are discussed. A negotiating chief academic officer must keep a fine sense of balance between his immediate role as institutional representative at the bargaining table and his long-term task of providing instructional leadership for the campus. (NHM)

The perceptions of junior college presidents, academic deans, and instructors pertaining to the functions of the academic dean in improving instruction are compared. The presidents, deans, and faculty of 46 junior colleges received a questionnaire consisting of ten functions and 93 examples of activities of academic deans in improving instruction.…

The objectives of this study were to: (1) explore the need for a workshop to clarify the role of the junior college dean of instruction, particularly for new deans with little or no prior junior college administrative experience; and (2) if such a workshop were needed, determine what content, methods and procedures, and prepared materials would be…

This study is concerned with the leadership behavior of the junior college academic dean. It illuminates administrative relationships that may be significant for institutions preparing future junior college administrators, for the dean occupies a position between the president and the faculty. This study was based on the perceptions and…

A conference, sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education and the Department of Personnel Services at the University of Florida, was held for new deans of students of junior colleges. These administrators are primarily responsible for coordinating, evaluating, and upgrading the student personnel program--the main focus of this conference.…