Graduation Year
2010
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Granting Department
Adult, Career, and Higher Education
Major Professor
William H. Young III, Ed.D.
Committee Member
Donald Dellow, Ed.D.
Committee Member
Robert Sullins, Ed.D.
Committee Member
Darlene Bruner, Ed.D.
Keywords
leadership development, management, leadership, succession, succession planning
Abstract
This research examined how two decidedly different groups of community college presidents from across the United States viewed the competencies, characteristics, and professional skills identified by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) (2005) as important for effective community college leadership. The two groups participating in the research were from small, single-campus colleges serving rural populations and from large, multiple-campus colleges serving urban populations. The participants were asked to identify those activities and experiences that they found helpful in developing the AACC leadership competencies. The results from this research suggest that community college presidents from both sizes of college campuses widely regarded the AACC competencies as important to effective leadership. The respondents also provided insight into the experiences that helped form the characteristics related to the development of the competencies. Practical implications for the development and hiring of leaders to perform senior leadership roles within the community college system are offered.
Scholar Commons Citation
Kools, Joseph M. J, "Leadership Competencies for College Leaders of Public Small, Rural, Single-Campus and Large, Urban, Multiple-Campus Colleges" (2010). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/1685
