Community college governance is a process for distributing authority, influence, and resources among internal and external constituencies. Having evolved from traditional public school bureaucratic and political models that emphasize control and oversight, community college governance is now a dynamic process with a host of participants. Gone are the days when presidents and trustees acted unilaterally on college issues. Although boards retain the legal authority to govern their colleges, prudent trustees now encourage broad-based involvement in governance. Nationwide, the trend is toward more participation and shared responsibility, and some states are codifying the process. For example, the California legistlature has mandated a shared governance system in public community colleges, reflecting the movement toward involvement and transparency. College leaders resist or ignore that trend to the detriment of their colleges and at their own peril. Interest in community college governance will increase among scholars and practitioners for many reasons. Enrollments are increasing rapidly while funding is not keeping pace. Taxpayer resistance is a reality. Workforce training programs will compete with transfer curricula for resources. Increasing numbers of poorly prepared students will require remediation. For-profit institutions will compete for students. Employee unions will press for better salaries and benefits and meaning participation in governance. Special interest groups will continue electing advocates to governing boards. P-19 initiatives will require close collaboration with public schools. In the meantime, rogue trustees will try the patience of everyone. Traditional governance models will not suffice in this demanding arena. Governance structures that are more collegial, flexible, and inclusive will be essential in the future as community colleges evolve to meet the needs of an increasingly complex and diverse society. OL {list-style:disc}P:{margin-left 60px} Chapters include Community College Governance: What Matters and Why? Governance over the Years: A Trustee's Perspective Governance in a Union Environment Internal Governance in the Community College: Models and Quilts The Effect of the Community College Workforce Development Mission on Governance Closing the Gaps in Texas: The Critical Role of Community Colleges Yanks, Canucks, and Aussies: Governance as Liberation Governance in Strategic Context Key Resources on Community College Governance This is the 141th volume of the Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report series New Directions for Community Colleges , an essential guide for presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, this quarterly provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.
阅读体验上,这本书的排版和字体选择也令人感到压抑,它似乎在视觉上就拒绝与读者进行任何友好的互动。更重要的是,它完全错失了将“治理”与“教育使命”紧密联系起来的关键机会。社区大学的核心价值在于其服务于地方经济和提供可负担的教育机会,但这本书几乎将这些宏大的使命置于次要地位,将笔墨集中于行政层面的细节操作。这种脱离实际教育目标的治理探讨,使得所有的讨论都显得空泛而缺乏意义。我希望看到的是关于如何通过创新的治理结构来优化教学资源分配、提高学生留存率和毕业率的具体策略。然而,这本书提供给我的,是一套关于如何“合规操作”的指南,而非关于如何“卓越运营”的蓝图。它是一本关于“形式”的书,而不是关于“实质”的书,读完后留下的只有一种技术性、非人文的空洞感。
评分坦率地说,这本书读起来感觉像是一份为内部审计准备的、完全不考虑外部受众感受的报告摘要。它过分地依赖于抽象的、高度专业化的语言,仿佛作者默认每一位读者都已经对美国社区大学系统的所有内部规章和历史沿革了如指掌。对于那些从外部观察或希望介入这一领域的新人来说,这本书构成了一道近乎无法逾越的知识壁垒。它没有提供一个循序渐进的学习路径,而是直接将读者抛入了充满缩写词和内部术语的深潭。我期待的分析是那种能将复杂的政治、经济和社会压力如何具体地转化为校园内的决策的“桥梁”性描述。然而,这本书的作者似乎更专注于描绘规则本身,而不是规则是如何在现实中被解释、规避或强制执行的。它缺乏那种将枯燥的治理结构转化为鲜活、可感知的、影响学生和教职工日常体验的力量动态的叙事能力。
评分本书的论证力度和说服力弱得令人发指,仿佛作者本人对所描述的治理模式也缺乏坚定的信心。通篇看下来,它更像是一系列平淡无奇的观察的汇编,而不是一次有力的论证。在探讨“文化变革”与“自上而下的指令”之间的张力时,读者迫切需要看到清晰的因果链条和明确的立场。但作者采取了一种极度谨慎的、面面俱到的折衷主义立场,以至于最终什么观点都没有真正建立起来。这种“皆大欢喜”式的写作手法,最终导致了论点的稀释。我想要的是对现有治理模式的批判性审视,是关于变革的障碍和突破口,是关于在财政紧缩背景下如何保持学术独立性的真知灼见。这本书提供的,只是对现状的一种被动接受和描述,缺乏任何推动对话向前发展的勇气或深度。
评分这本书的叙述方式简直是枯燥乏味的典范,简直可以作为学术写作的“反面教材”。我拿起它时,满怀着对社区大学治理复杂性的好奇,希望能一窥其内部运作的微妙之处。然而,作者似乎更热衷于堆砌那些晦涩难懂的行话和冗长乏味的政策引述,仿佛生怕读者能轻易地理解任何一个核心概念。书中充满了对“利益相关者参与度”和“机构问责制”的机械性描述,但却鲜有生动的案例来支撑这些理论框架。读起来就像是在啃一本为管理学本科生设计的、却又没有经过任何润色的、最陈旧的教科书。我期望看到的是关于决策过程的动态分析,比如不同群体是如何在资源有限的情况下进行博弈的,但这里只有冷冰冰的流程图和官僚主义的术语。整本书读下来,我没有感受到任何对现实问题的深入洞察,更别提提供任何具有启发性的解决方案了。它更像是一份对现有制度的平铺直叙的档案记录,而不是一本对未来治理提出深刻见解的著作。如果想了解如何让一份报告看起来更像报告,这本书无疑是极好的范本。
评分这本书的结构设计简直是一场灾难,完全无法引导读者的思路。它试图涵盖社区大学治理的方方面面,但每当触及一个关键议题时,叙述都会立刻转向另一个看似相关但实际松散的支流,让人抓不住重点。我花了大量时间试图在这些章节之间建立逻辑联系,但似乎作者本人也迷失在了自己设定的复杂框架中。例如,关于董事会角色的讨论,本应是治理的核心,但作者却用大篇幅去描述一些对实际操作影响甚微的附属委员会的职权范围,这种详略失衡的处理方式,极大地削弱了本书的实用价值。我需要的是对权力集中与分散的权衡分析,是关于如何在新兴技术和不断变化的劳动力市场需求下,调整治理焦点的前瞻性讨论。但这本书提供的只是一张详尽但过时的组织结构图,没有指引,没有重点,只有无尽的细节堆砌。对于一个寻求理解“为何”和“如何”的实践者来说,这本书提供的只是“是什么”——而且还是一个令人困惑的“是什么”。
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