Participant Solicitation and Informed Consent................................
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Data Sources................................................................................................
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Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis..................................................
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Survey Instrument............................................................................
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Quantitative Data Collection...........................................................
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Quantitative Data Analysis..............................................................
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Preliminary Analysis...........................................................
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Descriptive Statistics...........................................................
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Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis...................................................
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Interview Protocol...........................................................................
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Qualitative Data Collection.............................................................
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Document Collection...........................................................
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Qualitative Data Analysis................................................................
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Interview Data Analysis......................................................
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Document Analysis..............................................................
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Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis.............................................
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Validity and Reliability................................................................................
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Quantitative Validity and Reliability...............................................
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Qualitative Validity and Reliability.................................................
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Summary......................................................................................................
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Chapter Four: Results..............................................................................................
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Description of the System............................................................................
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Quantitative Results.....................................................................................
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Descriptive Statistics.......................................................................
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Academic Decision Making………………………………
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Administrative Decision Making………………………….
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Personnel Decision Making……………………………….
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Frequencies………………………………………………..
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Measures of central tendency and dispersion……………..
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Qualitative Findings.....................................................................................
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Research Question Two...................................................................
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Flexibility.............................................................................
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System Alignment...............................................................
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Governance Structures.........................................................
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Combined Effort..................................................................
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Location of Authority..........................................................
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Summary..............................................................................
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Research Questions Three and Four................................................
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Roles, Responsibilities, and Power......................................
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Decision Effect....................................................................
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Feedback and Recommendations........................................
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Summary..............................................................................
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Summary......................................................................................................
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Chapter Five: Interpretations and Recommendations..............................................
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Summary of Results.....................................................................................
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Discussion....................................................................................................
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Quantitative Results.........................................................................
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Qualitative Findings.........................................................................
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Governance Structures.........................................................
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Presidential Decision Making..............................................
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Theoretical Framework................................................................................
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Structural Elements..........................................................................
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Political Elements............................................................................
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Anarchical Elements........................................................................
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Environmental Constraints..............................................................
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Limitations of the Study..............................................................................
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Implications for Higher Education Policy, Governance, and
Administration.................................................................................
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Suggestions for Future Research.................................................................
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Summary......................................................................................................
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Appendix A: UK IRB Approval..............................................................................
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Appendix B: UK IRB Approval of Modification Request......................................
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Appendix C: KCTCS HSRB Approval...................................................................
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Appendix D: Initial Participant Solicitation Email..................................................
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Appendix E: Consent Form for Initial Participant Solicitation...............................
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Appendix F: Survey Solicitation Email...................................................................
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Appendix G: Survey for Presidents Participating in the Study...............................
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Appendix H: Interview Solicitation Email..............................................................
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Appendix I: Interview Protocol – College President...............................................
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Appendix J: Interview Protocol – System President...............................................
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References................................................................................................................
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Vita..........................................................................................................................
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