Waubonsee Community College

The creative community college, leading change through innovation, edited by John E. Roueche ... [et al.]

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The creative community college

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edited by John E. Roueche ... [et al.]

leading change through innovation

"Provides 14 profiles of innovative and transformational leadership at community colleges. The experience and knowledge shared by the contributors demonstrate how community colleges are adapting creatively to rapidly changing economies, technologies, and education standards"--Provided by publisherOf all the segments of American higher education, community colleges have been the most flexible, the most responsive to the educational needs of communities, and the most resourceful, taking calculated risks and leveraging scarce resources to accomplish their educational missions. The innovative and creative spirit of these unique institutions is captured well by the authors of The Creative Community College : Leading Change Through Innovation. The colleges and systems that are profiled in this volume are exemplary of what is wonderful about community colleges and how they can turn adversity into success. But this book is really about leadership: creative and transformational leadership. Each of the chapters tells a story of unique challenges and equally unique responses by community college leaders who built alliances, systems, and programs, often facing significant obstacles and even active resistance. In the Creative Community College, these leaders share their successes, their failures, and the risks they took to strengthen their institutions, to build alliances with school systems, and to create new systems

From challenges to opportunities / John E. Roueche ... [et al.] -- Guilford Technical and Community College: a story of patience, persistence, perception, and change / Donald W. Cameron -- Chaffey College: transforming basic skills for successful student learning / Mary Kane -- Iowa Central Community College: a phenomenal experience / Bob Paxton -- Transforming Morton College / Brent Knight -- Richland College: whole people, whole organization, whole lot of fun / Steve Mittelstet -- El Paso Community College: climbing ladders to success / Richard M. Rhodes -- The College of Southern Nevada: a journey toward a shared vision / Richard Carpenter -- Cuyahoga Community College: building one college with second-generation technology / Jerry Sue Thornton -- Community College of Denver: triumph over challenge / Christine Johnson -- Florida Community College at Jacksonville: institutional advancement through change, agility, and innovation / Steven Wallace -- Kentucky Community and Technical College system: building a new system / Michael B. McCall -- Louisiana Community and Technical College system: leadership and professional -- Development for the 21st century and beyond / Walter G. Bumphus -- Tallahassee Community College: tools for a 21st century / William Law