Shared Governance in Community Colleges. Policy Paper. [Report No.: PS-98-6

Autor/in	Alfred, Richard L.
Institution	Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Center for Community College Policy.
Titel	Shared Governance in Community Colleges. Policy Paper. [Report No.: PS-98-6
Quelle	(1998), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrative Organization; Community Colleges; Decision Making; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Governance; Governing Boards; Institutional Mission; Organizational Objectives; Policy Formation; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Politische Betätigung
Abstract	This paper, which focuses on shared governance in community colleges, is part of a series published by the Center for Community College Policy, designed to support state and local policymakers, as well as educational leaders who are interested in policy issues related to the two-year postsecondary sector. Shared governance, or "collegial decision making," entails distributing authority, power, and influence for academic decisions among campus constituencies. Campus constituencies may include faculty, students, administrators, staff, unions, faculty senate, and the board of trustees. Historically, community college governance flowed from the president at the top down through layers of other administrators and faculty. As community colleges are increasingly being expected to quickly deliver customer service and redesign curricula to meet community and industrial needs, shared governance will become more crucial. Presented in this document are the advantages and disadvantages of shared governance. The importance of establishing a clear definition of shared governance and how it fits into the college's mission is a prerequisite to designing appropriate training for faculty and staff. It is recommended that specific areas of action be outlined before decisions are made so that each constituent group is aware of the scope of its responsibilities and authority. (AF)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01