Community College Leaders on Workforce Development (eBook)

Opinions, Observations, and Future Directions

Vernon L. Carraway, Patrick E. Gerity, William J. Rothwell (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
176 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-2743-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book has two things going for it that are rarely combined-it is fundamentally purposeful and it is useful. As the authors point out, there is a trilogy of needs confronting any business leader with a change agenda and/or transitioning into a new top role: influence, coalition building, and performance consulting. Of the three, performance consulting has received the least amount of attention in both the public and private-sector businesses. Because the focus on performance consulting rests primarily on the worker and the workplace environment, the authors contend that we must have a picture of how that environment has changed over the years. In this book, visionary leaders of community colleges will present their views about the present challenges and future approaches needed for community colleges to be successful.

Autor

William J. Rothwell is professor-in-charge of workforce education and development on the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University, where he heads up a graduate program in career/technical education and workplace learning and performance/employee training and organization development. He has authored or edited over 300 publications, including 103 books. Before he joined Penn State in 1993, he had many years of experience as a training director in government and in business. Patrick Gerity has been working with community colleges in workforce development for over thirty years and this is the third book that focuses on developing community college workforce developers and workforce leaders. He is a recognized leader by the American Association of Community Colleges for his leadership in workforce development. Vernon L. Carraway is a partner and president/CEO of the Langston Du Bois Institute (LDI) in State College, Pennsylvania, a consulting and training group specializing in human performance enhancement for community colleges and small and medium size business organizations.

Inhalt

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Laying the Foundation Chapter 1: Common Themes in Community College Workforce DevelopmentPart II: Issues in Community College Workforce Development Chapter 2: Defining Workforce DevelopmentChapter 3: The Community College Role in Workforce DevelopmentChapter 4: The Community College Role in Community Development, Economic Development, Individual Career Counseling, and TrainingChapter 5: Present and Future Barriers and Challenges Faced by Community Colleges in Carrying Out Their RolesChapter 6: How Technology Is Changing the Face of EducationChapter 7: The Community College President’s Role in Workforce DevelopmentChapter 8: The Community College Dean’s Role in Workforce DevelopmentChapter 9: The Community College Faculty Member’s Role in Workforce DevelopmentChapter 10: The Role of Community College Workforce Development Leaders and Staff in Workforce DevelopmentChapter 11: What Community Leaders Can Do to Support Community CollegesChapter 12: Trends Affecting the Ability of Community Colleges to Meet Needs of Future Students Chapter 13: Conversations with Business Leaders about the Role of Community CollegesChapter 14: Other ThoughtsPart III: The International PerspectiveChapter 15: Interview with Weiping ShiChapter 16: Interview with Hans-Peter MengelePart IV: The Future Chapter 17: Observations on Community CollegesChapter 18: Final WordsAbout the AuthorsAbout the IntervieweesIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Black & White Illustrations.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: Administration • Adult and Continuing Education • community college • Education • higher education • professional development
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-2743-1 / 1475827431
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-2743-9 / 9781475827439