Exploring Internal Collaboration in Community Colleges
Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Organization Development & Change (D.O.D.C.)
Department
Organization Development
First Advisor
Steve Cady (Committee Chair)
Second Advisor
M. Frances Baldwin (Committee Member)
Third Advisor
Jeanelle Sears (Committee Member)
Fourth Advisor
Colleen Boff (Other)
Abstract
Community colleges in America are facing significant challenges that necessitate transformational change. Collaboration is essential to address these challenges within an environment characterized by external stakeholder interdependence, internal stakeholder interdependence through shared governance, and unique power and authority structures. Although there is extensive literature on collaboration in higher education, research specific to community colleges has predominantly focused on inter-organizational collaboration. This study aimed to fill the gap in the literature by addressing the following research question: what factors impact internal collaboration in community colleges? Focusing specifically on the perspectives of senior administrators, the findings of this qualitative study, analyzed through Reflexive Thematic Analysis, yielded a Model of Internal Collaboration in Community Colleges, which advances both the theory and practice of internal collaboration.
Recommended Citation
McKnight, Carla LaShae, "Exploring Internal Collaboration in Community Colleges" (2024). Organization Development & Change D.O.D.C. Dissertations. 24.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/odc_diss/24