The emergence of learning contexts in higher education: Community, meaning and program formation
by Barrett, Philip Chandler, Ed.D., THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, 2007, 171 pages; 3269310

Abstract:

This study explores multiple processes influencing the formation of programs in higher education and how educational programs benefit the local community. The study was carried out at The University of New Mexico–Taos Branch and in consideration of its dual mission as a community college and branch campus of a major, research university. Beginning with a model of policy development based on the work of John Kingdon (1995), a series of interviews with community members, students, faculty and staff at the college explored processes of program formation related to community need, political and policy influences.

Findings of the study include the identification of several relatively discrete processes which in interplay build a synergy requisite for new program emergence or the adoption of program innovations. Implications for leadership involve the cultivation of this dynamic interplay of significant processes in the growth of the college.
 
AdviserKaren DeMoss
SchoolTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
SourceDAI/A 68-06, p. , Oct 2007
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsCommunity college education; Educational administration; Higher education
Publication Number3269310
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