Community College Faculty

At Work in the New Economy
2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4039-6667-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

John S. Levin, Susan T. Kater, and Richard L. Wagoner collectively argue that as community colleges organize themselves to respond to economic needs and employer demands, and as they rely more heavily upon workplace efficiencies such as part-time labor, they turn themselves into businesses or corporations and threaten their social and educational mission.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levin, J.

Kater, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Themes and Overview * From Comprehensive Community College to Nouveau College * The Scholarly Literature, the Theoretical Bases, and Research Methods * Faculty and Institutional Management and Governance * Faculty Use of Instructional Technology and Distributed Learning * Part-Time Faculty as New Economy Temporary Labor * Corporatism and Neo-Liberal Ideology: The Values and Meanings of Faculty Work * The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty

Über Autor(innen)

John S. Levin is Joseph D. Moore Distinguished Chair, North Carolina State University. Susan T. Kater is Director, Research, Planning & Development, GateWay Community College. Richard L. Wagoner is Professor of Education, University of Arizona.