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Negotiating the community college institutional accountability environment: A Deweyan perspective
Author(s) -
Harbour Clifford P.,
Day Michael
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.382
Subject(s) - negotiation , accountability , perspective (graphical) , community college , state (computer science) , dilemma , public administration , political science , sociology , public relations , pedagogy , law , epistemology , medical education , medicine , philosophy , algorithm , artificial intelligence , computer science
Institutional accountability programs may present ethical dilemmas for community college leaders. Some of these dilemmas may be resolved by relying on the authority of the traditional mission. However, in some instances, the mission may be inadequate to check this form of state encroachment. We propose that campus leaders review John Dewey's philosophy of education to gain insights into how their institutions might negotiate dilemmas not addressed by the traditional mission.