Applied and workforce baccalaureates / / Deborah L. Floyd, Rivka A. Felsher, and Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, editors ; Arthur M. Cohen, editor-in-chief

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821033903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, Calif., : Josssey-Bass; Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012
• ISBN: 1-118-54388-2; 1-283-64565-3; 1-118-54380-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (114 p.)
• Collana: New directions for community colleges, , 0194-3081 ; ; no. 158
• Altri autori (Persone): FloydDeborah L <1954-> (Deborah Lee); FelsherRivka A; Garcia FalconettiAngela M; CohenArthur M
• Disciplina: 378.1543
• Soggetti: Community colleges - Degrees; Community colleges - Curricula; Bachelor of arts degree; Education, Higher - Aims and objectives; Vocational education
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Summer 2012".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EDITORS NOTES""; ""1: Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate Models""; ""2: Articulation to and from the Applied Associate Degree: Challenges and Opportunities""; ""3: Washington State's Model and Programs: Applied Baccalaureate Degrees at Community and Technical Colleges""; ""4: The Evolution of Workforce Baccalaureate Degrees in Florida""; ""5: The Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate at South Texas College: Specialized Workforce Development Addressing Economic Development""; ""6: The Work Experience Component of an Ontario College Baccalaureate Program""""7: Why Applied Baccalaureates Appeal to ; Working Adults: From National Results to Promising Practices""; ""8: Institutional Challenges of Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate Programs""; ""9: Graduate Education Issues and Challenges: Community College Applied and Workforce Baccalaureates""; ""INDEX""
• Sommario/riassunto: Are applied and workforce baccalaureate degrees offered by community colleges a natural extension of their mission to provide relevant educational programs to their constituents? Or is this emerging emphasis on offering baccalaureate degrees a radical deviation from the tried-and-true mission of comprehensive community colleges? In short, is this movement more evolutionary or revolutionary? This issue does not take sides, but provides a deeper understanding of this movement from the perspectives of practitioners and scholars alike. The opportunities and challenges associated with offering