Community College Leadership and Administration

This textbook serves as a tool in training the 21st century community college leader and administrator. A particular emphasis is placed on deconstructing outdated practices and constructing new approaches to how contemporary community college leadership is viewed, practiced, and envisioned. In doing so, the authors have made great efforts to avoid simply restating common practices, but to develop new models (e.g., leadership, change, case study framework) focused on facilitating leadership innovativeness. Additionally, a case study follows each chapter. These case studies are written by community college chancellors, presidents, former presidents, and vice presidents, representing various national regions. This is a core text for courses in Administration, Leadership, Management and related areas. It is a text that presents contemporary skills for anyone – community college leader or not – who is a leader and/or administrator in an organization. This timely and comprehensive resource encourages formal/informal leaders to become active agents for change.

Carlos Nevarez is Director and Associate Professor of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership Program at California State University, Sacramento. He received his doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies and his Master's in counseling, both from Arizona State University. His interests lie at the intersection of leadership, equity, and organizational change, and he has published numerous articles, reports, and policy briefs. He serves as Chair of the American Educational Research Association's special interest group Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Research, Theory, and Practice. Nevarez is also the co-editor of the Journal of Transformative Leadership and Policy Studies.
J. Luke Wood serves as the Statewide Co-Coordinator of the Arizona Program for Policy, Ethics, and Education Leadership. He received his doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies with a con-centration in higher education at Arizona State University. Wood is also the co-editor of the Journal of African American Males in Education, and Vice Chair of the Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Research, Theory, and Practice special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. He is a member of the Maricopa County Community College District Minority Male Initiative and is a former outreach representative for Sacramento City College.