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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Board of Trustees"”.
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Board of Trustees: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Individual Parts
… and academic quality, and competition from for-profit institutions speak to the need for high-performing community college boards. Boards must wield their power and goodwill to do everything possible to enhance their ability to shape the institution‘s strategic directions as a collective whole …
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A Comparison of the Role Expectations of the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Selected Universities in Michigan as Perceived by Five Status Groups
<p><em>Problem.</em> The university board chairperson performs many tasks in his/her position. Howeve4r, it appears that there is a lack of consensus on the chairperson's role. Therefore, this study was concerned with the role expectations of the board chairperson of the university as perceived by …
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Role Expectations Of Presidents As Perceived By Presidents, Board Of Trustees, And Faculty: A Study Of Private Institutions Of Higher Education In West Java, Indonesia
<p>Problem</p> <p>The number of private institutions of higher education grew rapidly in Indonesia after 1961. No research studies can be found that ascertain the role expectations of presidents of private institution of higher education in West Java. This study attempted (1) to determine the role …
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Best Practices of Board Mission Committees in Advancing the Religous Mission and Catholic Identity of Catholic Colleges and Universities
The purpose of this study was to examine the Board Mission Committee and its role in assisting the board of trustees and senior leadership in advancing religious mission and identity. The aim of this study was to apply its findings, generated from the qualitative assessment of data for Catholic …
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Leading Up: How Community College Chief Executive Officers with Politically Appointed Governance Boards Optimize Their Effectiveness When Leading from a Subordinate Position
… opportunities for a significant portion of the nation’s population. This vital sector is facing unprecedented challenges related to declining public appropriations, and enhanced external scrutiny. Relevant outcome measures for the sector have changed, and there is a large chief executive …
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The charity hospice: a theory of governance processes
… and governmental tensions in the provision of public healthcare services. Thus the focus is on change, decision-making and relationships with public sector partners. The study is practice-based utilising a grounded theory methodology and a case study strategy based in two empirical phases. …
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White Racism /Redface Minstrels: Regimes of Power in Representation
… stereotypical assumptions in the expression of White Euroamerican mythologies about American Indians, prejudice and racism toward American Indians, and disrespect for Indian religious symbols, practices, and iconography. This project is a case study of the direct and indirect indexical speech …
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The Antioch Debacle: A Corporatist Misadventure in Higher Education
In June of 2007 the Antioch University Board of Trustees announced a unilateral decision to close Antioch College, a school with a 150-year legacy of cultural and educational innovation. This thesis seeks to situate this closure within the framework of current trends in higher education, and to …
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Politics, power, and decision-making in faith-based organisational change
… membership-driven organisation. They are part of a large Christian denomination and are integral to serving the European division. Yet, there has been a sharp decline in growth in recent years. Successive leaders have tried to address the issue but have failed so far. Considering the uniqueness …
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Ten years at the Sherman Theatre 1990-2000: Creating and developing a young people's and emerging artists' strategy at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff 1990-2000
… my work as Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, 1990 - 2000 and demonstrates how I invented, created and developed a young people's and emerging artists' policy and strategy in this regional theatre over a ten year period.<br/><br/>In 1990 I was appointed to the …
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The development of the San Mateo Junior College District policy manual
… the policies and procedures for the operation of a California junior college district that, in the interest of a smoothly operating, affective junior college, should be clearly defined and made available in written form to all persons directly and indirectly concerned?</p><p>The specific …
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Community college presidents: perceptions of leadership demands and competencies
The purpose of this study was to explore community college presidents' perceptions of the demands and competencies of leadership at the community college presidential level. The study focused on the experiences of four sitting community college presidents to understand their perceptions of …
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"The advancement of art" : policy and practice at the South African National Gallery, 1940-1962
… pamphlets and annual reports, records of parliamentary debate and the crucial report of the Stratford Commission of 1948 the study has reconstructed a detailed history of the South African National Gallery. Established in 1871 as a colonial museum catering for a small part of the …
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Presidential leadership and strategic planning: a case study
… or external, that contributed to the launch of the institution's completion initiatives? 4) To what extent did the participants describe the strategic planning process to reflect Keller's (1983) academic strategy components? The study sought to identify institutional strategies and practices …
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Community College Presidential Transitions: Enhancing the Process by Understanding Stakeholder Perceptions
… Weisman and Vaughan (2006) project that 84% of current community college leaders will retire by 2016. New chief executives need to be effective at implementing the goals set by the board of trustees in a timely manner. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify stakeholder …
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Expectations of Improved Student Learning: General Education Assessment in AQIP Community Colleges
… Quality Improvement Program (AQIP). In support of this purpose, data collection involved semi-structured interviews with three types of positions – Chief Academic Officer, lead administrator for assessment, and faculty holding a leadership position in support of general education assessment. …
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"A Hospital Built By Them, For Them": The Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital Building Fund Campaign and the Evolution of Black Healthcare Traditions in Columbia, South Carolina
… and motivated the middle-class black community of Columbia, South Carolina to establish, staff, and support alternative hospitals and clinics to serve the region's African-American population. After decades of struggling against discriminatory funding policies and in-fighting within the black …
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The rationale behind a small school district superintendent's decision to hire a facilities manager
… district superintendents maximize utilization of resources in facilities management? (b) What is the rationale behind a school district superintendent's decision to hire a facilities manager? In order to achieve this purpose, a qualitative approach was utilized to collect opinions and data from …
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