The American community college
By: Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer.
Contributors: Brawer, Florence B., 1922-
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 566
ISBN-13: 9780470174685
Subjects: Community colleges -- United States
Description: "In this revised and updated fifth edition, the authors include the most vital information about changes in the community college environment that have occurred in the past quarter century. The American Community College will be useful to all concerned with the role and purpose of community institutions in American higher education. The descriptions and analyses of each of the institution's functions can be used by administrators who want to learn about practices that have proven successful at other colleges, curriculum planners involved in program revisions, faculty members seeking ideas for modifying their courses, trustees and officials concerned with college policies regarding curriculum and student services, and graduate students preparing for careers in these institutions."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-538) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Background : evolving priorities and expectations of the community college; title: Students : diverse backgrounds, purposes, and outcomes; title: Faculty : building a professional identity; title: Organization, governance, and administration : managing the contemporary college; title: Finances : sustaining and allocating resources; title: Instruction : methods, media, and effects; title: Student services : supporting educational objectives; title: Vocational education : occupational entry, change, and development; title: Developmental education : enhancing literacy and basic skills; title: Community education : extending college services and training; title: Collegiate function : transfer and the liberal arts; title: Scholarship and assessment : research in and about the colleges; title: The social role : a response to the critics; title: Toward the future : trends, challenges, and obligations.