Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  •  Kisker, C. & Outcalt, C.L.  (2005).  Community College Honors and Developmental Faculty:  Characteristics, Practices, and Implications for Access and Educational Equity.  Community College Review.

  • Tobolowsky, B., Outcalt, C.L. & McDonough, P.M.  (2005).  African American Conceptualizations of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.  Journal of Negro Education.

  • Outcalt, C.L., & Thomas E. Skewes-Cox.  (2002). The Relationship between Involvement and Satisfaction for African-American Students at HBCUs and Comparable Predominantly White Institutions.  Review of Higher Education.

  • Outcalt, C.L., Faris, S.K., McMahon, K.N., Tahtakran, P.M., & Christopher N. Noll. (2001). A Leadership Approach for the New Millennium:   A Case Study of UCLA's Bruin Leaders Project.  NASPA Journal.

  • Outcalt, C.L., Tobolowsky, B. and McDonough, P.M. (2000). African-American and Latino Conceptualizations of the Role and Value of Community Colleges:  Results from a Study of High School Students and Counselors.  Academic Exchange Quarterly.

  • Outcalt, C.L.  (1999). The Relationship between Community College Honors Programs and Institutional and Student Characteristics.  New Directions for Community Colleges: A Status Report on the Community College Curriculum.

Books and Book Chapters

  • Outcalt, C.L. (2002).  A Profile of the Community College Professoriate, 1975-2000.  New York:  Routledge. 

  • Outcalt, C. L.  (Ed.)  (2002). Community College Faculty:  Characteristics, Practices and Challenges.  New Directions for Community Colleges.  San Francisco, Jossey-Bass. 

  • Outcalt, C.L.  (2002).  The development of a distinctive, cohesive community college professoriate.  In C.L. Outcalt (Ed.), Community College Faculty:  Characteristics, Practices and Challenges.  New Directions for Community Colleges.  San Francisco, Jossey-Bass.

  • Outcalt, C.L., Tobolowsky, B. and Patricia M. McDonough.  (2000). African-American and Latino Conceptualizations of the Role and Value of Community Colleges:  Results from a Study of High School Students and Counselors.  In L. S. Hagedorn (Ed.), Sound Instruction:  Ready-to-use classroom practice. Chattanooga: Rapid Intellect Press.

  • Outcalt, C.L., Faris, S.K., and Kathleen N. McMahon.  (Eds.)  (2000).  Non-Hierarchical Leadership Programming in Action: Case Studies and Essays on Best Practices in Higher Education. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

  •  McDonough, P. M., Ventresca, M. V., & Outcalt, C. L. (2000). Field of Dreams: Understanding Sociohistorical Changes in College Access, 1965-1995. In J. C. Smart and W. G. Tierney (Eds.), Higher education:  Handbook of theory and research (Vol. XV, pp. 371-405). New York: Agathon Press.

  • Outcalt, C. L. (1998). The Life Cycle of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Organizations:  Strategies for Sustaining Growth and Involvement. In R. Sanlo (Ed.), Working with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual College Students: A Guide for Administrators and Faculty . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

  • Outcalt, C. L. (1996). Establishing an LGBT Resource Center. In C. F. Shepard, F. Yeskel and C.L. Outcalt (Eds.), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Organizing:  A Comprehensive Manual. Washington, DC: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

  • C. F. Shepard, F. Yeskel and C.L. Outcalt (1996). (Eds.), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Organizing:  A Comprehensive Manual. Washington, DC: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

Other Publications

  • Outcalt, C.L. and James Schirmer.  (2003). Understanding the Relationships between Proprietary Schools and Community Colleges:  Findings from Recent Literature.  Community College Review.

  •  Cohen, A. M., & Outcalt, C. L. (2001). A profile of the community college professoriate: A report submitted to the Small Research Grants program of the Spencer Foundation. (ED454930)

  •  Outcalt, C. L. (2000).  ERIC Review:  Advances in Community College Teaching.  Community College Review.

  •  Outcalt, C. L.  (2000). Sources and Information.  New Directions for Community Colleges: Initiating and Sustaining Collaborative Work with Local Schools. 

  •  Outcalt, C. L. (2000). The Notion of Entrepreneurship:  Historical and Emerging Issues.  Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education.

  •  Outcalt, C. L. (2000). Venture Capital: A Source of a Different Color. Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education.

  •  Outcalt, C.L. & Shannon K. Faris.  (1999).  The Enhancement of Self-Efficacy through Non-Hierarchical Leadership Development.  Concepts & Connections.

  •  Outcalt, C.L. (1999). Angel Investors.  Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education.

  •  Outcalt, C.L. Community College Honors Programs.  (1999).  ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges.

  •  Outcalt, C. L., & Joel E. Rabin. (1998). Responding to Accountability Mandates. ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges, EDO-JC98-11.