Community college partnerships with institutions in other educational sectors (including schools and universities) are important and strategic ways of meeting the educational needs of college constituents and maximizing resources to achieve local and state economic development goals. Understanding what is required for effective partnerships is important in determining when and how to engage in these collaborative, but sometimes costly, arrangements. This article presents a model of partnership development that emphasizes the role of social and organizational capital in the formation of partnership capital that contributes to the long-term success of collaborative efforts.
The research reported investigated the experiences of new faculty in their first three years of employment in higher education administration programs. New faculty face stress relative to work-life integration, issues pertaining to gender or color, teaching responsibilities, and unclear expectations. The findings of this study highlight the role of graduate school socialization and identification as a "chosen" student targeting a faculty position as an influence on new faculty and their acclimation during their first years. Implications include the need for intentional mentoring, inclusive support for all students seeking faculty roles, and the need for specificity on the part of hiring committees and new departments regarding expectations. Key to new faculty success is obtaining a sense of work-life integration.
Partnerships in academe are becoming more common, for a variety of reasons. Policymakers view partnership as a strategic way of meeting the state' s education and economic goals. Institutions benefit from facilities and resource sharing (McCord, 2002;Sink, Jackson, Boham, and Shockley, 2004), and students gain access to additional instruction and a smoother transition to postsecondary education (Bragg, 2000). In addition, state governments are formulating policy to reward academic partnership, particularly those between K-12 schools and colleges. Sadly, although these partnerships are growing in popularity, relatively little is known about them. Of the research that exists, most is descriptive, focusing on a single institution or partnership. Of equal concern, most of the research highlights the K-12 institution and fails to discuss the perspective of the community college or four-year institution. To fill this gap in the literature and ultimately strengthen these partnerships, it is critical for policy makers and scholars to consider the process involved in establishing these arrangements, how they function, and the factors that help sustain them over time.In this chapter, we discuss the elements and interactions involved in our partnership model. We begin by presenting the themes behind formation of a partnership, such as the reason for joining, the context of collaboration, process issues, and enhancing student learning. We then discuss the features of partnership, particularly the elements critical to initial development and 5 1
This chapter provides a portrait of women' s representation in the leadership ranks of community colleges and reviews data on how six women presidents talk about their lived experiences at the helm of their institutions.Findings indicate an uneven playing field for women on their way to a presidency.
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