TY - BOOK AU - Nevarez,Carlos AU - Wood,J.Luke AU - Penrose,Rose TI - Leadership Theory and the Community College: Applying Theory to Practice SN - 9781000973648 AV - LB2341.N433 2013 U1 - 378.1/11 PY - 2013/// CY - Oxford PB - Taylor & Francis Group KW - Community college presidents KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- 1. REFLECTIVE CASE LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK -- 2. ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE An Overview -- 3. BUREAUCRATIC LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: Partnerships: Campus Development in Tight Fiscal Times -- 4. DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: Issues of the Athletic Department -- 5. PATH-GOAL LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: Caught in the Middle -- 6. SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: When Troubles Just Keep Getting Worse: The Missteps of Two Senior Administrators in Handling Problems With a Basketball Coach -- 7. ETHICAL LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: A Grade-Changing Scandal -- 8. LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE THEORY -- Case Study: Job Training for Whom? -- 9. POLITICAL LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: Power of Partnerships in Fund-Raising -- 10. SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: Leading Edge: Connecting Online Education -- 11. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: Big Fish in a Small Pond: Leadership Succession at a Rural Community College -- 12. SYMBOLIC LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: Standing at Widler's Gates: Symbolism in Leadership -- 13. TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP -- Case Study: The Blogging College -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX N2 - This book presents leaders and aspiring leaders in community colleges with a theoretical and practical framework for analyzing their leadership styles, and determining the dimensions of leadership they need to improve in order to strengthen their capacity to resolve complex issues and effectively guide their institutions UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3037639 ER -