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Complete the attached discussion on anything related to National Differences in Political, Economic, and Legal Systems
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Write a critical analysis related the assignment topic along with an
analysis of the major thesis and a statement about the article that is
related to the topic. You should point out strengths and weaknesses of
both; the methodology; and the philosophy of the resource in the
critical analysis. Be sure to focus on the topic/issue of what the
assignment asks for. Each critical analysis should be four to five
paragraphs of analysis in APA format, 12-pt font, Times New Roman or
Verdana font, double spaced. Please be sure to submit the article or a
working url link when you submit it for grading (Please be sure to see
example below)
Example
Amey, M.J., VanDerLinden, & Brown, D.F. (2002). Perspectives on
community college leadership: Twenty years in the making.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 26, 573589.
The study reports findings from a national study about issues of
positions, gender, race/ethnicity, and career paths of community
college administrators. As expressed by Amey, VanDerLinden, and
Brown (2002), career path data compared with an earlier national
study shows that the path of a community college administrator has
changed since 1985.
Amey, VanDerLinden, and Brown’s (2002) study was piloted with
community college administrators, two peer reviewers, and some
experts from the American Association of Community Colleges
(AACC)(p. 575). The survey instrument used consisted of 34 openedended, close-ended, and Likert-type questions. As stated by Amey,
VanDreLinden, and Brown (2002), “a stratified random sample of 1700
community college administrators across 14 position codes was drawn
from the AACC data bank, providing representation by geographic
location (urban and rural), and single and multi-campus sites”(p.575),
with a response rate of 54%.
The results of the study are plentiful, as the study presented the
findings by position. From a presidential standpoint, the president in
this study were more diverse (demographically) than the one in Moore,
Martorana, and Twombly’s 1985 study, as in this study 27% of the
presidents were female opposed to 3.1% in the earlier study; and 14%
were considered other then Caucasian in this study versus 6.3 in the
1985 study (p.576). Amey et al. (2002) also stated “while women now
represent 42% of the responding Chief Academic Officers (CAOs), up
from 15.9% in the earlier Moore et al. (1985) study, the racial and
ethnic diversity of CAOs remains largely the same”(p.578).
Additionally, the study identified other positions that directly led
individuals into community college presidents or CAOs, such as Senior
Student Affairs Officers (SSAO), Business/Fiscal Officers (CFO),
Director of Continuing Education, and Occupational/Vocational
Education Leaders.
One particular strength is that the career paths in this study are
compared with an earlier national study. As a result, the career paths
of today’s college administrators can be compared, contrasted, and
evaluated with the past administrators, possibly showing a prototypical
career path for aspiring community college administrators as of the
year 2000. An additional strength is the identification of other jobs
that could lead an aspiring community college administrator into a
president or CAO position.
A weakness of the study has to do with the completion of the
survey, as some administrators chose or forgot to complete some of
the survey questions. As a result, some of the results percentages do
not equal 100%. Another weakness is the lack of solution(s) to the
problem of hiring diverse administrators. As stated by Amey et al.
(2002) “there is much work to be done in generating diverse candidate
pools for senior positions, in preparing younger generations of
administrators with the skills and experiences that assist in promotion,
and in promoting equity for the most senior positions”(p.587).
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