Current literature has suggested that the role of the college president has perhaps become too ambiguous, complex and demanding for an individual to perform for an extended period of time. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between perceived role ambiguity, role conflict, role frustration and job satisfaction of selected private college presidents in the Southeastern United States. The method of the study was correlational in design. Using a thirty-seven item questionnaire developed by the author, data were collected from 141 college presidents of institutions within the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The institutions were private in governmental structure, with an enrollment not exceeding 2500 students. Limited demographic data pertaining to each college president were also collected. Multiple regression was used to determine if relationships existed between role ambiguity, role conflict, role frustration, job satisfaction and the demographic variables of age, race, number of years served as a college president, years of administrative experience, years president at their current institution, and if their current presidency was their first presidency. Results of the study suggest there are significant relationships between role ambiguity and role conflict (r =.22), role ambiguity and role frustration (r =.23), role ambiguity and job satisfaction (r = $-$.46), role conflict and role frustration (r =.67), role conflict and job satisfaction (r = $-$.43), role frustration and job satisfaction (r = $-$.43). However, role ambiguity was not perceived by the respondents in this study to be detrimental to the performance of their job. Role conflict and role frustration were perceived to be a concern to the respondents. Even with the diverse demands of the president's office, respondents in this study seem to be satisfied with the position of president, based on the composite analysis of individual questions on the instrument designed to measure job satisfaction.

The primary focus of this comparative research was to explore the impact of the addition of football programs on the enrollment and fiscal health of 530 small, tuition-dependent private U.S. colleges and universities from 1985 to 2000. The institutions studied represented a group of institutions that are increasingly challenged to manage or improve their enrollments and fiscal health at a time when competitive pressures raise questions as to their long-term viability. In the analysis, institutions were separated into four groups. The first group consisted of 52 institutions that established intercollegiate football programs during that time period. The second group was comprised of six institutions that ended football programs during that time period. The third group involved 172 institutions that had football programs during the entire time span. The fourth group consisted of 300 institutions that had no football program during the entire time span of the study. Data regarding enrollment and fiscal health for all 530 institutions were collected from publicly available sources to account for the 25 years of the study and the analysis was conducted. This study incorporated an interrupted time series design, which allowed for a large series of observations made on the same variable consecutively over time. The results of this study demonstrated that initiating a new football program produces a greater increase in undergraduate enrollment for initiating institutions than for those institutions not initiating a football program. Initiating a football program also produces a greater increase in fiscal health for initiating institutions than for those institutions not initiating a football program. In addition the study confirmed that initiating a football program increases the rate of growth of undergraduate enrollment of initiating institutions compared to those institutions that did not have a football program during the time span of the study. This was not the case for institutions that had a football program during the time span of the study. Finally, starting a football program increases the rate of improvement of the fiscal health of initiating institutions compared to those institutions not initiating a football program. / text

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-06-28T14:26:43Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) TESE - MARINA _revisada_final.pdf: 2517302 bytes, checksum: 3d8b6e0041f8307a9e997762091e3b30 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-28T14:26:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) TESE - MARINA _revisada_final.pdf: 2517302 bytes, checksum: 3d8b6e0041f8307a9e997762091e3b30 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-25 / CAPEs / A presente tese analisa as possibilidades, tensões e desafios para a garantia da direção ético-política do Serviço Social na iniciativa privada. Para tanto, consideramos a formação do assistente social inserida no contexto da mercantilização da educação superior, buscando apreender quais os rebatimentos que as políticas de privatização produzem no processo de formação desses profissionais. Este estudo justifica-se pelo vertiginoso crescimento de cursos de Serviço Social no Brasil e, em especial, em Pernambuco, especificamente em instituições de ensino superior (IES) privadas. A perspectiva teórico-metodológica desta investigação fundamenta-se na dialética materialista e histórica, a partir de uma análise do tipo qualitativa. Foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de campo, que consistiu em entrevistas com docentes do curso de Serviço Social e direção acadêmica da Faculdade Estácio FIR. As entrevistas e documentos foram organizados no programa N’vivo. Os resultados demonstraram que as ações realizadas pelo curso de Serviço Social disputam uma direção contrária à lógica do sistema capitalista, na sua versão neoliberal, e de educação como mercadoria. Os princípios que fundamentam essa direção são norteados pelas diretrizes curriculares da formação em Serviço Social e pelo Projeto Ético-Político defendido pela profissão. Os maiores desafios do seu corpo docente estão em tensionar para que não ocorram práticas que, na defesa do lucro fácil, inviabilizem a formação em Serviço Social, a exemplo, da redução de carga horária dos professores, do esvaziamento de carga horária das disciplinas; da otimização das turmas; da flexibilização da estrutura curricular; do oferecimento de disciplinas online em substituição às presenciais. Na perspectiva da direção acadêmica da gestão da Estácio FIR, o desafio fundamental está no chamado “idealismo” que a profissão assume, a partir da opção por uma formação crítica, fundamentada na teoria marxista. Contrapomo-nos a esta perspectiva por considerar que o materialismo histórico apresenta-se como instrumental teórico que mais tem condições “reais” de analisar as contradições da sociedade atual e seus desafios. Conclui-se que as possibilidades de ação prática coerente com as diretrizes curriculares são factíveis, mas muito mais desafiadoras. Especialmente pelas contradições que fundamentam uma formação crítica na iniciativa privada. Nesse sentido, observa-se que os espaços devem ser ocupados pela categoria coletivamente, sobretudo pelas normativas das entidades representativas da categoria. Na Faculdade Privada, temos que “tensionar estrategicamente” para garantir a formação de qualidade, exigindo Pesquisa e Extensão, Estágio Supervisionado em conformidade com a Política Nacional de Estágio, bem como, dar condições para que o Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso seja coerente com a perspectiva crítica e a direção ético-política assumida pela profissão, formando profissionais que, na sua prática, sejam capazes de contribuir com o fortalecimento de um projeto profissional que tem como telos a superação da ordem vigente. / This thesis analyzes the possibilities, tensions and challenges to guarantee the ethical-political direction of social work in the private sector. To this end, we consider the formation of embedded social worker in the context of commodification of higher education, seeking to understand what the repercussions that privatization policies produce in the process of training these professionals. This study is justified by the rapid growth of social work courses in Brazil and particularly in Pernambuco, specifically in higher education institutions (HEIs) private. The theoretical-methodological perspective of this research is based on materialism and historical dialectics, from an analysis of qualitative type. Bibliographic search was done, documentary and field, which consisted of interviews with teachers of the course of social work and academic director of the Faculty Estacio FIR. Interviews and documents were organized in N'vivo program. The results demonstrated that the actions taken by the Social Service course vying for a direction contrary to the logic of the capitalist system in its neoliberal version, and education as a commodity. The principles underlying this direction are guided by the curriculum guidelines of training in social work and for the Ethical-Political Project defended the profession. The biggest challenges of its faculty are in tension to prevent any practices that, in the defense of easy money, impede training in social work, such as, reducing workload of teachers, the workload of emptying the disciplines; optimization of classes; the flexibility of the curriculum; offering online courses to replace the classroom. From the perspective of the academic direction of the management of Estacio FIR, the fundamental challenge is the so-called "idealism" that the profession takes, from the choice of a critical training, grounded in Marxist theory. Contrapomo us to this perspective by considering the historical materialism is presented as theoretical tool that is able more "real" to analyze the contradictions of the current society and its challenges. It concludes that the practical possibilities of action consistent with the curriculum guidelines are feasible, but much more challenging. Especially the contradictions that underlie a critical training in the private sector. In this sense, it is observed that the spaces must be occupied by collectively category, especially by regulations of entities representing the category. In Private School, we have to "tighten strategically" to ensure quality training, requiring Research and Extension, Supervised Internship in accordance with the National Training Policy, as well as provide conditions for the work Completion of course is consistent with the critical perspective and ethical-political direction taken by profession, forming professionals who, in their practice, are able to contribute to the strengthening of a professional project whose telos overcoming the existing order.

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As online learning continues to grow and became an integral component of many higher education institutions (Allen & Seaman, 2017), the role of leadership in guiding those online learning initiatives differs from institution to institution. At small, private colleges and universities, where online learning is seeing greater enrollment and growth (Clinefelter & Magda, 2013), teaching and learning centers (TLC) often have involvement in guiding and shaping online learning initiatives. This study investigated the role of TLC leaders in leading online learning initiatives. The value of this study is an examination of leadership during a period of transformation and change that requires TLC leaders to manage administrative directives, work with a diverse faculty base, and balance these sometimes competing interests. This research study sought to explore the perceptions and lived experiences of TLC leaders in online learning leadership within small, private higher education institutions. Utilizing complexity leadership theory as a framework for exploring the various leadership functions of TLC leaders, the study employed a transcendental phenomenological methodology (Moustakas, 1994). Participants included seven TLC leaders or other TLC staff who were involved in online learning initiatives at their institutions. Data was collected through a series of three semi-structured interview sessions based on the qualitative interview design of Seidman (2005). Analysis of the data generated themes centered around the three leadership functions of complexity leadership theory: administrative, adaptive, and enabling leadership.

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The purpose of this study was to analyze critical elements for crisis planning at seven private four-year residential colleges and universities in Northern California. The researcher reviewed each campus's written crisis plans and interviewed campus officials in charge of leading their respective institution's crisis planning efforts. The data revealed that the threat of natural disasters was a common impetus for formal crisis planning. Institutions borrowed information from other campuses and public and private organizations to develop institutional crisis plans. Outside agencies both contributed to and gained from collaboration with these institutions, although all institutions sought a degree of self-sufficiency for food and water supplies. Emergency Operations Centers were designed to focus staffing and resources in a single, in some cases moveable, location in the event of a crisis. Campuses in this study invested considerable resources in systems of communication with students, faculty, and staff, including sirens, digital displays, and Connect-ED, but individual subscription remained a barrier to the smooth functioning of Connect-ED. Multi-layered communication systems enhance a campus's ability to communicate with all stakeholders. Philosophies varied on specificity versus flexibility as the framework for crisis planning. Campuses used threat assessment teams as proactive intervention to identify students who pose a threat to themselves or others. The State of California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), which became a template for the Federal National Incident Management System (NIMS), has become the unifying factor for crisis planning among these institutions. SEMS/NIMS, while not a mandate, emerged as a driving force for planning, because compliance with SEMS/NIMS is a requirement for receiving federal disaster emergency reimbursement for property damage. Practicing the plan, through tabletop and functional simulation exercises, allowed campus officials and civic safety agencies to develop a shared vocabulary and procedures. Crisis planning is a means to help a campus prepare for and respond to an incident in an effective manner, thus reducing harm to people and property damage. Although crisis planning cannot completely prevent incidents from occurring, appropriate and advanced planning and preparation can allow campus leaders to contain both the duration of and the damage caused by major crises.

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