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UNINA9910780063303321 |
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Titolo |
Community colleges [[electronic resource] ] : policy in the future context / / edited by Barbara K. Townsend and Susan B. Twombly |
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Westport, Conn., : Ablex, 2001 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Collana |
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Educational policy in the 21st century ; ; v. 2 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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TownsendBarbara K |
TwomblySusan B |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Community colleges - United States |
Higher education and state - United States |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text addresses the various federal, state, and institutional policies |
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