Community college leadership: a multidimensional model for leading change

Acknowledgments

Foreword / George R. Boggs

1. The Need to Re-Envision Community College Leadership

Challenges of Community College Leadership

Traditional Thoughts on Leadership

Case Studies and Methods

Looking Forward

2. Multidimensional Leadership

Leadership in the Community College Context

A Brief Overview of Leadership Philosophies

Multidimensional Leadership

Conclusion

3. Learning To Lead

Career Pathways

Leadership Development

Learning Styles

Leadership Development From a Multidimensional Perspective

4. Communicating and Framing Information On Campus

Communicating as Sensemaking

Framing the Message

Role of the Messenger

Getting the Message Across

Communicating as an Element of Multidimensional Leadership

5. Leadership Competencies

AACC's List of Six Competencies

Cultural Competency

A Holistic Perspective of Leadership Competencies

Role of Competencies in Multidimensional Leadership

6. Gender, Leadership, and the Community College

Social Construction of Gender

Gendered Organizations

Gendered Communication and Leadership

Gender and Multidimensional Leadership

7. Planning or the Future

Revisiting the Propositions

Multidimensional Leadership Model

Succession Planning

Next Steps for Community College Leadership

Conclusions

Appendix A. Empirical and Theoretical Foundations for Multidimensional Leadership

Appendix B. Case Studies in Leadership

References

Index