The Role of Strategic Planning in Community Colleges:A Study of the Perceived Benefits of Strategic Planning in Maryland Community Colleges

Community colleges spend considerable amount of time and resources on strategic planning. They engage in strategic planning for a variety of reasons ranging from responding to changes in the external environment to increased expectations for accountability from external agencies such as regional accreditation agencies. While there is no shortage of evidence about the involvement of these organizations with strategic planning, very little research exists about the benefits community colleges derive from engaging in strategic planning. This dissertation explores the relationship between strategic planning and perceived institutional benefits in Maryland community colleges.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Department dc:contributor.department

Public Administration and Public Affairs

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2012

Author dc:creator

• Teklu, Dawit

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Wolf, James F.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Khademian, Anne M.
• McCoy, Carole A.
• Woodard, Colleen A.
• Roberts, Patrick S.

• Community Colleges
• Strategic Planning

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Dc Identifier Other

etd-06172012-220148

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/77110