The American Community College

6. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-44981-3
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 592 Seiten, Format (B × H): 158 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 836 g

For over thirty years The American Community College has provided up-to-date information and statistics about community colleges and has been widely used in graduate courses and by community college scholars, institutional researchers, on-the-ground administrators. The sixth edition includes an entirely new chapter focused on community college outcomes and accountability, as well as new sections dealing with the rise of for-profit colleges; vertical expansion, including dual enrollment and community college baccalaureates; cross-sector collaboration; student characteristics and enrollment patterns; the implications of part-time faculty; leadership and administrative challenges; revenue generation and state allocation patterns, including performance-based funding; distance learning; statewide efforts to improve transfer and articulation; and, finally, a response to contemporary criticisms of the institution. All chapters and data have been updated, and each chapter includes guiding questions for reflection and discussion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cohen, Arthur M.

Brawer, Florence B.

Kisker, Carrie B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface v

The Authors xv

1. Background: Evolving Priorities and Expectations of the Community College 1

2. Students: Diverse Backgrounds and Purposes 45

3. Faculty: Building a Professional Identity 79

4. Organization, Governance, and Administration: Managing the Contemporary College 109

5. Finances: Generating, Sustaining, and Allocating Resources 151

6. Instruction: Methods, Media, and Effects 177

7. Student Services: Supporting Educational Objectives 209

8. Developmental Education: Enhancing Literacy and Basic Skills 235

9. Liberal Arts and Transfer Education: Preparation for the University 265

10. Integrative Education: Modifying General Education 289

11. Occupational Education: Growth and Change in Workforce Preparation 303

12. Community Education: Extending College Services and Training 333

13. Scholarship and Commentary: Perspectives of the Community College 359

14. Student Progress and Outcomes: A New Age of Accountability 391

15. Toward the Future: Trends, Challenges, and Obligations 435

Appendix: For-Profit Institutions 471

References 487

Name Index 541

Subject Index 549

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur M. Cohen is professor emeritus of higher education atUCLA, editor-in-chief of New Directions for Community Colleges, and the author of numerous books and articles on community colleges.

Florence B. Brawer is former research director of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges and associate editor of New Directions for Community Colleges. Cohen and Brawer together wrote several books on community colleges, including five previous editions of The American Community College.

Carrie B. Kisker is an education research and policy consultant and a director of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges. She is the former managing editor of New Directions for Community Colleges. Cohen and Kisker are the coauthors of The Shaping of American Higher Education, Second Edition.