Globalizing the Community College
Based on a comparative study of the influences of globalization  and globalizing trends on community colleges in the United  States and Canada from 1996 to 1999, this timely report offers  much to expand the reader's purview. Levin, a professor of  higher education at the University of Arizona and a former  community college administrator and instructor, looks at seven  community colleges that have undergone organizational change in  response to globalization and discusses the effects in the  economic, cultural, and information domains. His forthright  argument, pointing out both pros and cons, makes for an  enlightening read that will surely stimulate further discussion.  The theme of the community college as a social institution  becoming a global center for education will also appeal to  sociology teachers and students. Essential reading for college  presidents, chief academic and finance officers, development and  research directors, governing boards, and anyone interested in  higher education, this is recommended for academic libraries,  community college resource centers, and public libraries with  educational reform and globalization collections. Leroy  Hommerding, Fort Myers P.L. Dist., FLCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.