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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED305964 AUTHOR: Snyder, William F.
TITLE: Evidences of Faculty Centered Management Style.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1989
NOTE: 11 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (69th,
Washington, DC, March 29-April 1, 1989).
ABSTRACT: At Wytheville Community College (WCC) in Virginia,
the seminal management style is collegial, while the seminal
management structure is bureaucratic. Formal bureaucratic
structures exist for normal and routine communication and
for policy decisions. However, faculty are encouraged to
share their concerns with the president and other
administrators without going through the formal channels.
Various mechanisms have been created to encourage "coalition
management": (1) the Faculty Government Association has
specific committees to address admissions and standards,
affirmative action, curriculum, financial aid, improvement
of instruction, and other areas; (2) the College Council,
made up of students, staff, faculty, and administrative
representatives, provides a forum for the discussion of
ideas, concepts, and policy matters; (3) the loosely
organized Support Staff Group communicates directly with the
president on matters related to the improvement of the work
environment; (4) the president has appointed ad hoc
committees and task forces to deal with such matters as the
college calendar, faculty evaluation, long-range planning,
and space allocation; (5) regular "town meetings" are held,
involving all members of the college community; (6) all
major documents, such as the "WCC Policies and Procedures
Manual," are submitted to faculty in draft form for review
and comment; and (7) a system to publicly recognize the
contributions of faculty to community, professional, and
college activities has been implemented. (AYC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: College-Governing-Councils; Committees-;
Community-Colleges; Faculty-Organizations; Policy-Formation;
Recognition-Achievement; Student-Participation; Two-Year
Colleges
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Administrative-Organization; *College
Administration; *Faculty-College-Relationship;
*Participative-Decision-Making; *Teacher-Participation
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