Synopses & Reviews
Addresses joint initiatives and programs from higher education and business and industry outside the academy. Features college and university use of computer-based technologies to deliver instruction, the growth of the corporate university-training and human resource development, and college-developed training delivered on site to local businesses and industries.
About the Author
JEFFREY A. CANTOR is dean, extended studies and workforce education, at Norwalk Community College, Norwalk, Connecticut. Long a proponent of community college-sponsored workforce education in collaboration with local and state economic development initiatives, Cantor has initiated several such partnerships in the area of information technology for businesses and industries in southwest Connecticut.Cantor is author of eight texts and numerous journal publications, including Delivering Instruction to Adult Learners and Cooperative Apprenticeships. He previously authored an ASHE-ERIC review entitled Exepriential Learning in Higher Education: Linking Classroom and Community.Cantor was previously director of technical education for the Virginia Community College System, associate professor of adult and business education at Lehman College, CUNY, and director of training for DDL OMNI Engineering Corp. He earned a Ph.D. from Florida State University.
Table of Contents
Introduction and Overview.
The Proliferation of Corporate Education and Training in the Workplace.
The Privatization of Higher Education.
Academe's Response: Building Partnerships with Industry.
The Corporate Response: Partnerships of Business and Higher Education.
Developing a Sustaining Model for Partnerships.