Synopses & Reviews
Comprehensive, current information on all aspects of America's two-year collegesincluding faculty, governance, student services, and instruction. The book presents findings and information on the many changes affecting the policies and operations of community colleges within the last decade.
Table of Contents
Foreword to the First Edition
1. Background: Evolving Priorities and Expectations of the Community College
2. Students: Diverse Backgrounds, Purposes, and Outcomes
3. Faculty: Building a Professional Identity
4. Governance and Administration: Managing the Contemporary College
5. Finances: Sustaining and Allocating Resources
6. Instruction: Methods, Media, and Effects
7. Student Services: Supporting Educational Objectives
8. Career Education: Occupational Entry, Change, and Development
9. Compensatory Education: Enhancing Literacy and Basic Skills
10. Community Education: ExtAnding College Services and Training
11. Collegiate Function: Transfer and the Liberal Arts
12. General Education: Knowledge for Personal and Civic Life
13. The Social Role: A Response to the Critics
14. Toward the Millennium: Issues and Obligations