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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780063303321

Titolo

Community colleges [[electronic resource] ] : policy in the future context / / edited by Barbara K. Townsend and Susan B. Twombly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Ablex, 2001

ISBN

0-313-00306-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (322 p.)

Collana

Educational policy in the 21st century ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

TownsendBarbara K

TwomblySusan B

Disciplina

378.1/543/0973

Soggetti

Community colleges - United States

Higher education and state - United States

Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; 1 Governmental Policies Affecting Community Colleges; 2 Federal Policies and Community Colleges A Mix of Federal and Local Influences; 3 Statewide Governance Structures and Two Year Colleges; 4 Accountability in Community Colleges Looking toward the 21st Century; 5 The Buffered and the Buffeted Institution Globalization and the Community College; 6 Policy Directions for K-14 Education-Looking to the Future; 7 State Policies and the Community College's Role in Workforce Preparation

8 State Dual Credit Policy and Its Implications for Community Colleges Lessons from Missouri for the 21st Century9 Statewide Transfer and Articulation Policies Current Practices and Emerging Issues; 10 Reframing Remediation as a Systemic Phenomenon A Comparative Analysis of Remediation in Two States; 11 Teaching and Learning in the New Information Age State System Policies for Technology; 12 SUNY General Education Reform and the Community Colleges; 13 Institutional Policies That Promote Persistence among First Year Community College Students

Conclusion The Future of Community College Policy in the 21st CenturyIndex; About the Editors and Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This text addresses the various federal, state, and institutional policies



affecting community colleges and speculates about future policy options within the current policy context.