Perspectives on Community College Leadership: Twenty Years in the Making.

Amey, Marilyn J.; VanDerLinden, Kim E.; Brown, Dennis F.

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Publication Date: 2002

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Perspectives on Community College Leadership: Twenty Years in the Making.

Amey, Marilyn J.; VanDerLinden, Kim E.; Brown, Dennis F.

Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v26 n7-8 p573-89 Sep 2002

Discusses a survey of 1,700 (response rate 54%) community college senior-level administrators regarding their career pathways. Reports that: (1) 27% of presidents and 42% of chief academic officers (CAOs) were women, much higher percentages than in a 1985 study; and (2) 22% of respondents were hired into the presidency--and 52% into the CAO position--from within their present institutions. (Contains 16 references.) (EMH)

Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, College Presidents, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational History, Ethnicity, Females, Males, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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