Toward a More Diverse Leadership: Understanding the Early Processes and Leadership Perceptions in a Community College Presidential Search Committee

The findings from the five subsidiary research questions were related to the study's overarching research question by applying the theoretical concept of gatekeeping to the college's presidential search process. The resulting gatekeeping model revealed four key elements of primary interest to the study: (a) access into the channel, (b) gatekeepers, (c) analysis and discussion of applicant materials to produce semi-finalists, and (d) interviews and discussion of merit of interviews to produce finalists. An analysis and discussion of these four elements revealed many factors that positively or negatively influenced a diverse candidate's ability to access and navigate the presidential selection process.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Tepatti, Eileen G.

Contributors dc:contributor

• James Ward

• Education, Community College

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3070056

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79688