Matthew Reed

Confessions of a Community College Administrator (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Written by Matthew Reed, the formerly anonymous author of InsideHigher Ed's most popular blog, Confessions of a Community CollegeDean, this book offers keen insights, a frank discussion, andsuggested solutions for the many issues that are unique tocommunity college administration. In Confessions of a Community College Administrator Reeddescribes the current landscape of community college leadership andaddresses some of the fundamental questions that face communitycolleges. Who does a community college actually serve? How doadministrators really make budget decisions? Where do the roots ofthe "permanent crisis" in higher education lie? How are full-timeand adjunct faculty best balanced? Throughout the book, Reed offers guidance and encouragement forthe next generation of community college leaders. He examines a setof proposed solutions from outside academia, then turns to othersolutions emerging from inside the community college world thatalso show potential for success. Confessions of a Community College Administrator is filled withrealistic, and ultimately hopeful, advice on how to step back fromthe day-to-day administrative struggles and gain some perspectiveon the larger picture. Reed offers administrators useful andproductive directions for constructive change.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118221723
• Artikelnr.: 37339450

Autorenporträt

Matthew Reed is the author of the popular blogConfessions of a Community College Dean for Inside Higher Ed. He isvice president for academic affairs at Holyoke Community Collegeand has been a full-time and adjunct faculty member, associatedean, and dean at for-profit and community colleges. He lives inMassachusetts with his wife and two young children.