Case Study: University of Hawaii Community College Program
Project Name: University of Hawaii Community College Program
Project Directors: Alan C. Ragains, Ph.D. & Cynthia Foreman, Ph.D.
Project Location: Entire Community College System in Hawaii
Project Description: Connective Leadership Development Program
Project Purpose(s): To develop leadership skills among the vocational training faculty and staff primarily working in the Employment Training Center in our UH-Community College System.
To help attendees understand their own and others’ achieving skills.
Participants: After becoming Achieving Styles Certified Practitioners, we have conducted one training session at a community college on Oahu. Our audience was made up primarily of vocational education faculty from the Employment Training Center (ETC) of our campus. They had also invited five of their student mentors to attend. There was also one Department Chair/faculty from the Liberal Arts campus who attended, for a total of 15 attendees.
Results: The group seemed to grasp the connection between Connective Leadership and Achieving Styles. The highlight of the session was the use of movie clips and newscasts to illustrate each achieving style. Of course, attendees were very interested in the interpretation of their own results.
General Comments: Overall, the group was a good one and appreciated the information. We subsequently administered the ASI and teaching students and faculty about Connective Leadership in six more campuses this year. In our next session, we would like to analyze and discuss additional case studies.