Community colleges [[electronic resource] ] : policy in the future context / / edited by Barbara K. Townsend and Susan B. Twombly
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Community colleges [[electronic resource] ] : policy in the future context / / edited by Barbara K. Townsend and Susan B. Twombly
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn., : Ablex, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 378.1/543/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Community colleges - United States |
| Higher education and state - United States | |
| Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States | |
| Altri autori: |
TownsendBarbara K
TwomblySusan B
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Community colleges |
| ISBN: | 0-313-00306-8 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910780063303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Educational policy in the 21st century ; ; v. 2.