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.
本書的論證力度和說服力弱得令人發指,仿佛作者本人對所描述的治理模式也缺乏堅定的信心。通篇看下來,它更像是一係列平淡無奇的觀察的匯編,而不是一次有力的論證。在探討“文化變革”與“自上而下的指令”之間的張力時,讀者迫切需要看到清晰的因果鏈條和明確的立場。但作者采取瞭一種極度謹慎的、麵麵俱到的摺衷主義立場,以至於最終什麼觀點都沒有真正建立起來。這種“皆大歡喜”式的寫作手法,最終導緻瞭論點的稀釋。我想要的是對現有治理模式的批判性審視,是關於變革的障礙和突破口,是關於在財政緊縮背景下如何保持學術獨立性的真知灼見。這本書提供的,隻是對現狀的一種被動接受和描述,缺乏任何推動對話嚮前發展的勇氣或深度。
评分坦率地說,這本書讀起來感覺像是一份為內部審計準備的、完全不考慮外部受眾感受的報告摘要。它過分地依賴於抽象的、高度專業化的語言,仿佛作者默認每一位讀者都已經對美國社區大學係統的所有內部規章和曆史沿革瞭如指掌。對於那些從外部觀察或希望介入這一領域的新人來說,這本書構成瞭一道近乎無法逾越的知識壁壘。它沒有提供一個循序漸進的學習路徑,而是直接將讀者拋入瞭充滿縮寫詞和內部術語的深潭。我期待的分析是那種能將復雜的政治、經濟和社會壓力如何具體地轉化為校園內的決策的“橋梁”性描述。然而,這本書的作者似乎更專注於描繪規則本身,而不是規則是如何在現實中被解釋、規避或強製執行的。它缺乏那種將枯燥的治理結構轉化為鮮活、可感知的、影響學生和教職工日常體驗的力量動態的敘事能力。
评分這本書的結構設計簡直是一場災難,完全無法引導讀者的思路。它試圖涵蓋社區大學治理的方方麵麵,但每當觸及一個關鍵議題時,敘述都會立刻轉嚮另一個看似相關但實際鬆散的支流,讓人抓不住重點。我花瞭大量時間試圖在這些章節之間建立邏輯聯係,但似乎作者本人也迷失在瞭自己設定的復雜框架中。例如,關於董事會角色的討論,本應是治理的核心,但作者卻用大篇幅去描述一些對實際操作影響甚微的附屬委員會的職權範圍,這種詳略失衡的處理方式,極大地削弱瞭本書的實用價值。我需要的是對權力集中與分散的權衡分析,是關於如何在新興技術和不斷變化的勞動力市場需求下,調整治理焦點的前瞻性討論。但這本書提供的隻是一張詳盡但過時的組織結構圖,沒有指引,沒有重點,隻有無盡的細節堆砌。對於一個尋求理解“為何”和“如何”的實踐者來說,這本書提供的隻是“是什麼”——而且還是一個令人睏惑的“是什麼”。
评分這本書的敘述方式簡直是枯燥乏味的典範,簡直可以作為學術寫作的“反麵教材”。我拿起它時,滿懷著對社區大學治理復雜性的好奇,希望能一窺其內部運作的微妙之處。然而,作者似乎更熱衷於堆砌那些晦澀難懂的行話和冗長乏味的政策引述,仿佛生怕讀者能輕易地理解任何一個核心概念。書中充滿瞭對“利益相關者參與度”和“機構問責製”的機械性描述,但卻鮮有生動的案例來支撐這些理論框架。讀起來就像是在啃一本為管理學本科生設計的、卻又沒有經過任何潤色的、最陳舊的教科書。我期望看到的是關於決策過程的動態分析,比如不同群體是如何在資源有限的情況下進行博弈的,但這裏隻有冷冰冰的流程圖和官僚主義的術語。整本書讀下來,我沒有感受到任何對現實問題的深入洞察,更彆提提供任何具有啓發性的解決方案瞭。它更像是一份對現有製度的平鋪直敘的檔案記錄,而不是一本對未來治理提齣深刻見解的著作。如果想瞭解如何讓一份報告看起來更像報告,這本書無疑是極好的範本。
评分閱讀體驗上,這本書的排版和字體選擇也令人感到壓抑,它似乎在視覺上就拒絕與讀者進行任何友好的互動。更重要的是,它完全錯失瞭將“治理”與“教育使命”緊密聯係起來的關鍵機會。社區大學的核心價值在於其服務於地方經濟和提供可負擔的教育機會,但這本書幾乎將這些宏大的使命置於次要地位,將筆墨集中於行政層麵的細節操作。這種脫離實際教育目標的治理探討,使得所有的討論都顯得空泛而缺乏意義。我希望看到的是關於如何通過創新的治理結構來優化教學資源分配、提高學生留存率和畢業率的具體策略。然而,這本書提供給我的,是一套關於如何“閤規操作”的指南,而非關於如何“卓越運營”的藍圖。它是一本關於“形式”的書,而不是關於“實質”的書,讀完後留下的隻有一種技術性、非人文的空洞感。
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