Community College Trustee Orientation and Training Influence on Use of Best Practices

The orientation and training of public community college trustees is inconsistent. This empirical study investigated that training and its influence on board use of best practices. The study used adult learning theory and involvement theory. Astin’s input-environment-outcome model was used as a conceptual framework with a blocked form of stepwise regression. The criterion variable was board use of best practices, created from a scale score of board best practices. Trustees from 146 institutions in 16 states responded to the electronic survey (n=253). Six predictor variables were significant at the p<.05 level. Results provided a better understanding of board use of best practices, orientation and training, and suggested ways in which trustee orientation and training could be improved.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Higher Education

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Toledo

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Stine, Cory M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Opp, Ronald D.

• Adult Education
• Community College Education
• Higher Education
• Higher Education Administration
• Community college
• trustees
• board
• orientation
• training
• involvement theory
• adult learning theory
• survey
• best practices
• IEO
• Astin
• regression
• stepwise

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
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Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1351125386

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:toledo1351125386