Leadership Theory and the Community College by Carlos Nevarez

Leadership Theory and the Community College by Carlos Nevarez

This book presents leaders and aspiring leaders in community colleges with a theoretical and practical framework for analyzing their leadership styles, and determining the dimensions of leadership they need to improve in order to strengthen their capacity to resolve complex issues and effectively guide their institutions.

"Leadership Theory and the Community College promises a work that applies theory to practice by integrating the American Association of Community Colleges' core competencies for emerging and current community college leadersThe authors offer a dynamic and resourceful discussion focusing on contextualizing theory guided by equity, access, diversity, ethics, critical inquiry, transformational change and social justice as challenges to existing leadership practices. Existing leadership practices include the concepts of equity, access, diversity, ethics, critical inquiry, transformational change, and social justice. The authors claim the business as usual approach is not working and that leadership transformation is required in challenging times. Their purpose is to develop the whole leader through theory, practice, and introspection."

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

"We are surrounded by talent and our current efforts at reinvention are calling forth a new generation [of leaders] to navigate a new era. The chapters that follow will serve them well. I am betting they and a community of impassioned colleagues will be lifting lessons from these pages and applying them in ways we never dreamed."

Eduardo J. Padrón, President of Miami Dade College

"Nevarez, Wood, and Penrose have struck the right chord with Leadership Theory and the Community College. This text offers an innovative approach to case analysis that encourages the reader to engage in reflective practice. The authors effectively align theoretical perspectives and the application of leadership principles in steering deliberation on problems and solutions. This work is a definitive compendium of community college case studies that will provide a useful framework for emerging and current community college leaders."

Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher, Professor and Coordinator, Community College Leadership Program, Eastern Michigan University

Carlos Nevarez J. Luke Wood is an Assistant Professor of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education at San Diego State University. He also is co-­director of the Minority Male Community College Collaborative (M2C3), a national project that partners with community colleges across the U.S. to enhance access, achievement, and success among minority male community college students. He is also the founder and current editor of the Journal of African American Males in Education, chair of the Multicultural and Multiethnic Education Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association, and chair-elect for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Council on Ethnic Participation (CEP). Dr. Wood has authored nearly 70 publications, including more than 30 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is author of three textbooks: Community College Leadership & Administration: Theory, Practice, and Change (2010), Leadership Theory in the Community College: Applying Theory to Practice (2013), and Ethical Leadership and the Community College: Paradigms, Decision-Making, and Praxis (Stylus, in press). He also is editor of Black Men in College: Implications for HBCUs and Beyond (2012), Black Males in Postsecondary Education: Examining their Experiences in Diverse Institutional Contexts (2012), STEM Models of Success: Programs, Policies, and Practices in the Community College (in press), and Community Colleges and STEM: Examining Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minorities (2013). Dr. Wood received the 2013 Barbara K. Townsend Emerging Scholar Award from the Council for the Study of Community Colleges and the 2010 ASHE CEP Mildred Garcia Award for Exemplary Scholarship. Rose Penrose Eduardo J. Padrón is President of Miami Dade College.

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ISBN 13	9781579226329
ISBN 10	1579226329
Title	Leadership Theory and the Community College
Author	Carlos Nevarez
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published	2013-01-30
Number of pages	192
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