Date of Award
1-1-2020
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Educational Policy and Leadership
Content Description
1 online resource (viii, 145 pages)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Mitch Leventhal
Committee Members
Teniell Trolian, Shawn Long
Keywords
academic backgrounds, career path, college and university presidents, presidential success, College presidents
Subject Categories
Educational Administration and Supervision | Educational Leadership | Higher Education Administration
Abstract
Higher education in the United States has grown from a single course designed to educate administrators and faculty to serve within colleges and universities, to a robust field of study with hundreds of graduate programs across the country. Despite a lengthy body of research on college and university presidents, there is little to no research that demonstrates the efficacy of higher education programs to prepare their graduates to serve as presidents. Additionally, an anticipated leadership shortage is on the horizon, as the current generation of presidents nears retirement age. It is important to learn more about the backgrounds of current presidents and to ascertain if there is a relationship between those backgrounds and success in the presidential role.
Recommended Citation
Best, Kishmar, "Academic backgrounds, career paths and presidential success : a mixed methods study of State University of New York presidents" (2020). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2439.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2439