Community College Presidential Leadership: How Presidents Think and Act to Support the Holistic Needs of Their Students

Autor/inn/en	Burmicky, Jorge; Duran, Antonio
Titel	Community College Presidential Leadership: How Presidents Think and Act to Support the Holistic Needs of Their Students
Quelle	In: Community College Review, 50 (2022) 2, S.123-143 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Burmicky, Jorge)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-5521
DOI	10.1177/00915521211061418
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; College Presidents; Experience; Values; Data Use; Leadership Styles; Student Needs; Holistic Approach; Beliefs; COVID-19; Pandemics; Decision Making; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Erfahrung; Wertbegriff; Führungsstil; Holistischer Ansatz; Belief; Glaube; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore how public community college presidents draw upon data, their core values, and lived experiences to make decisions about how they can best respond to the holistic needs of their students. Method: Utilizing secondary elite focus group data with 15 community college presidents in Texas, we employed a general qualitative approach to analyze the data through a conceptual framework that integrates community college leadership and holistic student development theory. Results: Our findings revealed that community college presidents make decisions primarily through select data sources such as external survey organizations and their own core belief systems. Although community college presidents agreed on the most pressing day-to-day issues affecting community college students today, the way in which they framed their decisions and perceptions varied across individuals and institutional contexts. As such, common strategies for addressing holistic student support are presented in this study. Contributions: The residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to impact community colleges in the short and long term. As a result, community college presidents are pressed to develop leadership competencies to enhance their decision-making process. This study offers timely implications closely tied to community college leadership and student development theory to inform how community college leaders can enact relevant, data-driven policies, and practices to support their students holistically. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01