Cosmopolitans or Locals: Who Will Lead the Next Generation of Community Colleges?

Anderson, Melanie O.

doi:10.1080/10668926.2012.754732

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“…Not only is the new normal impacting the skills of academic leaders, but also those characteristics or attitudes related to the individual leader's human nature. Anderson (2014), in a study of the managerial roles of community college chief academic officers, examined the impact of the CAO's latent social role, which are roles considered irrelevant by members of a group but likely to still impact their actions. These roles were titled cosmopolitan for CAOs with a low loyalty to the college, but rated high on external networking and specialized skills (Anderson, 2014).…”

Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

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“…Anderson (2014), in a study of the managerial roles of community college chief academic officers, examined the impact of the CAO's latent social role, which are roles considered irrelevant by members of a group but likely to still impact their actions. These roles were titled cosmopolitan for CAOs with a low loyalty to the college, but rated high on external networking and specialized skills (Anderson, 2014). The term local signified the CAO who was more loyal to the college, however relied less on an external network and had a lower need for specialized skills (Anderson, 2014).…”

Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These roles were titled cosmopolitan for CAOs with a low loyalty to the college, but rated high on external networking and specialized skills (Anderson, 2014). The term local signified the CAO who was more loyal to the college, however relied less on an external network and had a lower need for specialized skills (Anderson, 2014). As the higher education environment continued to fluctuate, a CAO with a cosmopolitan latent social role was found to be better prepared to face the future challenges of community colleges (Anderson, 2014).…”

Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The term local signified the CAO who was more loyal to the college, however relied less on an external network and had a lower need for specialized skills (Anderson, 2014). As the higher education environment continued to fluctuate, a CAO with a cosmopolitan latent social role was found to be better prepared to face the future challenges of community colleges (Anderson, 2014). The study confirmed that with community colleges facing new challenges, more dynamic, visionary leaders are needed for institutions, particularly community colleges, to be successful (Anderson, 2014).…”

Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The research further indicated the loss or retirements of the CAO may be more significant than the retirements of college presidents. In support of this claim, research by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and others found that "84% of community college presidents will retire within the next ten years, and that the primary source of replacements will come from the chief academic officer position" (Anderson, 2014(Anderson, , p. 1168).…”

Section: The Leadership Crisismentioning

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Women in command : the community college chief academic officer

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The role of the community college chief academic officer (CAO) is undergoing a significant change in the twenty-first century due to an evolving higher education environment. Community colleges are facing continuous enrollment declines, have fewer financial resources to draw upon, and are under an increasing amount of external pressure, leaving senior leaders with a new set of challenges. Simultaneously, women are moving into the role of the community college CAO at a faster pace than their counterparts at four-year institutions. The purpose of this interpretive phenomenological analysis was to examine the leadership experiences of women chief academic officers at community colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. SUNY's 30 community colleges make up nearly half of its 64 campuses. Eight women, currently serving as a community college CAO, participated in this study through a semi-structured interview and were asked to describe their leadership experiences as a CAO. The Synergistic Leadership Theory served as the theoretical framework through which to view the participants' responses. This study found that the role of the community college CAO, with respect to the women who serve in it, is evolving and increasing in its responsibilities, identified essential skills needed by today's CAOs, indicated that the participant's viewed their gender as a challenge, discovered there is no CAO role-specific training, and noted the majority of these women are not pursuing a college presidency. Recommendations center on the need for: additional preparation for the role of CAO, an increase in national awareness about the current literature and trends on this population of leaders, further development of opportunities to support a transition to a college presidency, and updated curriculum within doctoral coursework and programs, particularly those aligned with community college leadership.

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Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications For Community College Leadersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Leadership Crisismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adult Education Through a Cosmopolitanism Lens: A Review of the Research Literature

Coryell

Sehin

Pena

2018

Adult Education Quarterly

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This review of the literature offers an analysis of ways in which the theory and pedagogical concepts of cosmopolitanism have been employed across research in adult education contexts. Twenty-nine research articles and dissertations on cosmopolitanism and adult education, conducted in various geographical locations and adult education contexts, were selected for the analysis. The article presents how researchers define and theorize cosmopolitanism, the purposes for using cosmopolitanism tenets in the studies, and conclusions that the findings proffer about cosmopolitanism for adult learning, teaching, and continuing and professional development. The review concludes with implications for practice and future research.

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Cosmopolitans or Locals: Who Will Lead the Next Generation of Community Colleges?

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Women in command : the community college chief academic officer

Women in command : the community college chief academic officer

Adult Education Through a Cosmopolitanism Lens: A Review of the Research Literature

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