Community College Leaders on Workforce Development: Opinions, Observations, and Future Directions

William J. Rothwell · Patrick E. Gerity · Vernon L. Carraway

Jan 2017 · Rowman & Littlefield

About this ebook

This book has two things going for it that are rarely combined—it is fundamentally purposeful and it is useful. As the authors point out, there is a trilogy of needs confronting any business leader with a change agenda and/or transitioning into a new top role: influence, coalition building, and performance consulting. Of the three, performance consulting has received the least amount of attention in both the public and private-sector businesses. Because the focus on performance consulting rests primarily on the worker and the workplace environment, the authors contend that we must have a picture of how that environment has changed over the years. In this book, visionary leaders of community colleges will present their views about the present challenges and future approaches needed for community colleges to be successful.

About the author

William J. Rothwell is professor-in-charge of workforce education and development on the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University, where he heads up a graduate program in career/technical education and workplace learning and performance/employee training and organization development. He has authored or edited over 300 publications, including 103 books. Before he joined Penn State in 1993, he had many years of experience as a training director in government and in business.

Patrick Gerity has been working with community colleges in workforce development for over thirty years and this is the third book that focuses on developing community college workforce developers and workforce leaders. He is a recognized leader by the American Association of Community Colleges for his leadership in workforce development.

Vernon L. Carraway is a partner and president/CEO of the Langston Du Bois Institute (LDI) in State College, Pennsylvania, a consulting and training group specializing in human performance enhancement for community colleges and small and medium size business organizations.