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Item Examining the role of the female community college president’s spouse : perceptions from spouses, presidents, and boards of trustees(2011-12) Leggett, Mia Shea; Roueche, John E.; Bumphus, Walter G.; Roueche, Suanne D.; Reddick, Richard J.; Amanatullah, EmilyKintzer’s (1972) The President’s Wife: A Handbook for Wives of New Community College Presidents was the first publication that provided insight into the world of the community college president’s spouse. Written for female spouses, when community colleges were growing at a rate of one new college a week, this timely and relevant “how to guide” outlined in detail the do’s and don’ts to being a successful community college presidential spouse. Forty years later, women have transitioned from the spousal role to leading the college. Today women represent nearly 30% of all community college presidents. Research regarding the female president and her pathway to the presidency continues to emerge, but little attention has been focused on the president’s husband and his role as a presidential spouse. Understanding and investigating the role of the male spouse is significant as more women continue their pathway to the presidency, and there is anecdotal evidence that the spouse of a community college president can be influential, albeit the college does not employ the spouse. ix This qualitative study examined the role of the female community college president’s spouse. Utilizing Vaughan (1987) and Smith’s (2001) studies regarding the role of the community college spouse as a framework, this study posed the following research questions: 1. How do male spouses describe their roles? 2. How do female community college presidents describe their spouse’s roles? 3. How do members of the boards of trustees describe the roles of male spouses? Fifteen participants, including five female college presidents, five male spouses, and five trustees were interviewed for this study. Participants reside throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest regions of the United States, representing rural and suburban community colleges at both single and multi-campus institutions. Findings suggest the male spouse plays an important role in his wife’s pathway presidency and supporting her throughout the entire presidency. The male spouse also has a public life role and a private life role. Ultimately, the role of the male spouse is to support his wife so she can be a successful community college leader.Item Overall career satisfaction of female presidents of American higher education institutions: a comprehensive description and analysis of predictors(Texas Tech University, 1996-12) Nutt, Lee AnnThe primary purpose of this research project was to conduct an indepth, comprehensive study of the overall career satisfaction of female presidents of higher education institutions in the United States. As a result, this research: (1) described the overall level of career satisfaction for female presidents; and (2) explored the personal (input) variables and envirormiental variables that predict overall career satisfaction for female college and university presidents. These objectives were met through the use of survey research using the Comprehensive Career Satisfaction Survey, an instrument created by the researcher. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to determine the empirical results of this study. Astin's Input-Environment-Output model of assessment provided the structural framework for the study. Locke's values theory and Astin's involvement theory provided the conceptual ft-amework for the analysis of the survey data.Item Southern Baptist higher education: a study of presidents and trustees with regard to governance activity perceptions and preferences(Texas Tech University, 1997-12) Lusk, D. ClaudeThe vast majority of higher education governance responsibilities rests within the framework of the president/board of trustee relationship. The purpose of this research was to examine the president/trustee relationship with regards to their governance activity perceptions and preferences. The study employed five research questions and forty null hypotheses in the areas of governance activity perceptions, governance activity preferences, governance activity effectiveness, and the relationship between governance activity perceptions and effectiveness. A three part, forty-two item, content-related survey instrument was developed to gather the quantitative data. The instrument was mailed in April of 1997 to 42 presidents and 1109 trustees from 42 institutions. The institutions, as a population, represented four-year coeducational member institutions of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. The governance activities were divided into seven content areas and one overall area which were utilized in the statistical analysis throughout all five research questions. The seven content areas were as follows: Institutional Direction, Personnel, Student Life, Finance, Educational Programs, External Affairs, and Plant and Facilities. The overall area was simply titled Overall Governance. Descriptive statistics included frequency distributions and measures of central tendencies. Inferential statistics included paired t-tests and Pearson correlations. Results indicated that presidents and trustees differ in their perceptions of involvement in Student Life, External Affairs, and Overall Governance. They differ in preference of governance activity involvement in Student Life and External Affairs. In addition, the presidents' and trustees' difference in perception of inolvement in Finance and Overall Govemance is significantly correlated to the president's perception of effectiveness in both of those content areas. In summary, it is evident that an understanding regarding governance activity involvement is critical within the relationship of the president and the board of trustees as it is significantly correlated to the presidents' perception of overall governance effectiveness.