Gendered perspectives on community college
By: Jaime Lester, editor.
Contributors: Lester, Jaime.
Series: New directions for community colleges -- no. 142; Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780470396704
Subjects: Community colleges -- United States.; Women -- Education (Higher) -- United States.; Women in education -- United States.; Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- United States.
Description: This volume explores and begins to unravel the complexities of gender issues confronting men and women in two-year institutions. The authors address a wide range of questions that frame the current challenges facing community colleges, and provide thoughtful discussions of the gender-related experiences of female and male students, staff, faculty and administrators -- from publisher.
Notes: "Summer 2008."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Community colleges as gender-equitable institutions / Barbara K. Townsend; title: Factors promoting academic success among African American and White male community college students / Athena I. Perrakis; title: Masculinities go to community college: understanding male identity socialization and gender role conflict / Frank Harris III, Shaun R. Harper; title: Broadening female participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: experiences at community colleges / Soko S. Starobin, Frankie Santos Laanan; title: Noninstructional staff perceptions of the college climate / Molly H. Duggan; title: The actors behind the curtain: representation of women faculty in community college institutional decision making / Jaime Lester, Scott Lukas; title: General leadership: an organizational perspective / Pamela L. Eddy, Elizabeth M. Cox; title: Work and family balance: how community college faculty cope / Margaret W. Sallee; title: Meeting the challenge of gender equity in community college athletics / Cindy Castaneda, Stephen G. Katsinas, David E. Hardy; title: Strategizing for the future / Pamela L. Eddy, Jaime Lester.