As community colleges continue to define their mission statement, expand their
services, and operate in the new global economy, this study explains the multiple
dimensions of impact of the nation’s first community college leadership development
program, The Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) at The University of
Texas at Austin. Over the last 40 years, the program has consistently employed a
targeted method of student recruitment, used a cohort learning model, incorporated an
internship experience as part of a self-directed pedagogy, and imparted a system of core
competencies derived from Mintzberg’s (1973) The Nature of Managerial Work. This
study examines factors of the CCLP experience that contribute to successful careers in
the community college and also identifies potential applications for utilizing similar
tactics in leadership development programs. A qualitative research approach,
incorporating mixed-methodologies, is used in this study. The first part of this
investigation includes interviews with distinguished graduates, researchers, and other notable persons involved in the community college field, as well as Dr. John E.
Roueche, program director. Additional analysis depicts social networking graphs of the
positions and geographical placement of distinguished graduates in order to frame the
national impact of this program on community colleges at large.
Findings include those themes of community college leadership development which
may prove useful in guiding the direction of other such programming and curriculum.
Additional emphasis is placed on the future of the community college, the advancement
of minority candidates to positions of leadership, and key attributes of successful
community college leadership. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-4004 |
| Date | 22 November 2011 |
| Creators | Sendziol, Dana Marie |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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