Maintaining Strategic Relevance

Career and Technical Education Program Discontinuance in Community and Technical Colleges

Kevin J. Fleming

The community and technical college mission requires offering relevant Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Board policies are plentiful for creating new programs in alignment with workforce needs. However, few districts have robust policies in place to appropriately discontinue or replace CTE programs. This book identifies successful CTE program discontinuance including how people feel about the process and the impact of institutional culture. The interviews and policy analysis conducted provide best practices to effectively and appropriately discontinue CTE programs.

Eleven practical recommendations are outlined to help community and technical colleges in establishing program discontinuance processes which strategically and effectively discontinue CTE programs while making optimal use of limited fiscal and human resources. This book provides readers with information on career and technical education, appropriate strategies to manage the constant churning of CTE programs, college governance, and academic discontinuance policies.

University Press of America

Pages: 118 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-6530-8 • Paperback • May 2015 • $38.99 • (£30.00)

978-0-7618-6531-5 • eBook • May 2015 • $37.00 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Education / Administration / Higher, Education / Adult & Continuing Education, Education / Leadership, Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Education / Distance, Open & Online Education, Education / Current Issues, Education / Renewal and Retention, Social Science / Sociology of Education

Maintaining Strategic Relevance

Career and Technical Education Program Discontinuance in Community and Technical Colleges

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Summary

The community and technical college mission requires offering relevant Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. Board policies are plentiful for creating new programs in alignment with workforce needs. However, few districts have robust policies in place to appropriately discontinue or replace CTE programs. This book identifies successful CTE program discontinuance including how people feel about the process and the impact of institutional culture. The interviews and policy analysis conducted provide best practices to effectively and appropriately discontinue CTE programs.

Eleven practical recommendations are outlined to help community and technical colleges in establishing program discontinuance processes which strategically and effectively discontinue CTE programs while making optimal use of limited fiscal and human resources. This book provides readers with information on career and technical education, appropriate strategies to manage the constant churning of CTE programs, college governance, and academic discontinuance policies.

Details

University Press of America

Pages: 118 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-0-7618-6530-8 • Paperback • May 2015 • $38.99 • (£30.00)

978-0-7618-6531-5 • eBook • May 2015 • $37.00 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Education / Administration / Higher, Education / Adult & Continuing Education, Education / Leadership, Education / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Education / Distance, Open & Online Education, Education / Current Issues, Education / Renewal and Retention, Social Science / Sociology of Education

Author

Kevin J. Fleming is dean of instruction of career and technical education at Norco College. Fleming holds a PhD in education from Claremont Graduate University, an MBA from the University of Redlands, and a MA in educational policy and leadership from The Ohio State University. He also earned two baccalaureate degrees from Loyola Marymount University, studied at Oxford University, and received a CTE certification in geographical information sciences.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Evolving Role of CTE
Chapter 2: Variables Affecting CTE Program Offerings
Chapter 3: Program Accretion and Program Discontinuance
Chapter 4: From the Field: PD at Three Community Colleges
Community College A
Community College B
Community College C
Chapter 5: Overarching Themes
How Did the Process Occur?
How Did People Feel About the Process?
Are Actual Programs Offered Aligned With Those Published?
What is the Role of Policy in Program Discontinuance?
Chapter 6: Convergent Patterns within the Four Frames
Structural Frame
Human Resource Frame
Political Frame
Symbolic Frame
Chapter 7: California PD Policy Analysis
Chapter 8: Answers to Key Research Questions
Chapter 9: Next Steps: Eleven Implications for Practice and Policy
Chapter 10: Limitations & Recommendations for Future Research
Conclusion
Appendix A: Research Overview
Appendix B: References
Appendix C: Interview Questions