Alternative pathways to the baccalaureate : do community colleges offer a viable solution to the nation's knowledge deficit? / / edited by Nancy Remington and Ronald Remington ; foreword by Carol D'Amico

• Pubblicazione: Sterling, Virginia : , : Stylus, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/5430973
• Soggetto topico: Community colleges - United States; Community colleges - Canada; Community colleges - Curricula - United States; Community colleges - Curricula - Canada; Bachelor of arts degree - United States; Bachelor of arts degree - Canada
• Persona (resp. second.): RemingtonNancy <1948->; RemingtonRonald <1941->; D'AmicoCarol
• Note generali: "Published in association with the Community College Baccalaureate Association."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: NEEDS, IMPLICATIONS, AND POLITICS; 1. THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE MOVEMENT; 2. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE; 3. MISSION METAMORPHOSIS; 4. STUDENT VOICES; 5. IMPACT ON ACCREDITATION STATUS WHEN COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFER BACCALAUREATE DEGREES; 6. UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE; PART TWO: MODELS AND CONTEXTS; 7. THE BACCALAUREATE MOVEMENT IN FLORIDA; 8. APPLIED BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN THE CONTEXT OF BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION ; 9. REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE AND STATUS OF THE APPLIED BACCALAUREATE DEGREE10. A VIRTUAL PATHWAY TO BACCALAUREATE COMPLETION; 11. THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP AT LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE; 12. THE COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The premise of this book is that, in a globalized economy dependent on innovation and knowledge, higher education must provide greater, more affordable access to the acquisition of higher-level skills and knowledge for a greater proportion of the population.The purpose of this book is to open up a debate about the status quo. Should four-year institutions remain the near-exclusive conferrers of the baccalaureate? Or is there a legitimate role for community colleges who already educate over half the undergraduate population of the United States, at lower cost with few barriers to access?The con
• Titolo autorizzato: Alternative pathways to the baccalaureate
• ISBN: 1-000-97679-3; 1-000-97151-1; 1-003-44297-8; 1-57922-876-3; 1-57922-877-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786070103321
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