Community college missions in the 21st century
By: Barbara K. Townsend, Kevin J. Dougherty, editors.
Contributors: Townsend, Barbara K.; Dougherty, Kevin James.
Series: New directions for community colleges -- no. 136; Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2006
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
Subjects: Community colleges -- United States; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States; Education, Higher -- United States
Other titles: Missions in the 21st century
Notes: "Winter 2006."

Includes bibliographic references and index.
Table of contents: title: Community college missions: a theoretical and historical perpsective -- Kevin J. Dougherty, Barbara K. Townsend; title: A case for the community college's open access mission -- Henry D. Shannon, Ronald C. Smith; title: Appraising the efficacy of civic education at the community college -- George H. Higginbottom, Richard M. Romano; title: The transfer mission: tried and true, but troubled? -- Barbara K. Townsend, Kristin B. Wilson; title: Prioritizing service to the academically talented: the honors college -- Deborah L. Floyd, Alexandria Holloway; title: The uncertain future of the  community college workforce development mission -- James Jacobs, Kevin J. Dougherty; title: Emerging institutional support for developmental education -- Carol A. Kozeracki, J. Bryan Brooks; title: Competing missions: balancing entrepreneurialism with community responsiveness in community college continuing education divisions -- John A. Downey, Brian Pusser, J. Kirsten Turner; title: Enrollment management in the comprehensive community college: a case study of Bronx Community College -- Nancy Ritze; title: Prioritizing community college missions: a directional effort -- Christine Johnson McPhail, Irving Pressley McPhail.