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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786067703321

Autore

Reed Matthew

Titolo

Confessions of a community college administrator [[electronic resource] /] / Matthew Reed ; foreword by Kay McClenney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, Calif., : Jossey-Bass, 2013

ISBN

1-283-91718-1

1-118-22172-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

Jossey-Bass higher education series

Disciplina

378.101

378.107

Soggetti

Community colleges - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The community college landscape -- Funding: where the money comes from, where it goes, and why there's never enough -- Community college administration: who does what -- Herding cats: managing creative people -- Other challenges of the dean's job -- Saving community colleges: a few modest proposals -- Conclusion: questions of sustainability.

Sommario/riassunto

Those who lead community colleges and those who aspire to lead them will discover keen insights from this frank discussion of the particular issues that are unique to community college administration. This timely book offers realistic advice on how to handle the challenges-current and future-that such leaders must grapple with.  Matthew Reed, the formerly anonymous author of Inside Higher Ed blog Confessions of a Community College Dean, describes the current landscape of community college leadership and addresses some of the fundamental questions that face community colle