The American community college /
Cohen, Arthur M.
The American community college / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer. - 5th ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008. - xxvi, 566 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-538) and indexes.
Background : evolving priorities and expectations of the community college -- Students : diverse backgrounds, purposes, and outcomes -- Faculty : building a professional identity -- Organization, governance, and administration : managing the contemporary college -- Finances : sustaining and allocating resources -- Instruction : methods, media, and effects -- Student services : supporting educational objectives -- Vocational education : occupational entry, change, and development -- Developmental education : enhancing literacy and basic skills -- Community education : extending college services and training -- Collegiate function : transfer and the liberal arts -- Scholarship and assessment : research in and about the colleges -- The social role : a response to the critics -- Toward the future : trends, challenges, and obligations.
9780470174685 (cloth) 0470174684 (cloth)
2008018498
GBA875853 bnb
014641069 Uk
Community colleges--United States.
LB2328 / .C55 2008
378.1/5430973
The American community college / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer. - 5th ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008. - xxvi, 566 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-538) and indexes.
Background : evolving priorities and expectations of the community college -- Students : diverse backgrounds, purposes, and outcomes -- Faculty : building a professional identity -- Organization, governance, and administration : managing the contemporary college -- Finances : sustaining and allocating resources -- Instruction : methods, media, and effects -- Student services : supporting educational objectives -- Vocational education : occupational entry, change, and development -- Developmental education : enhancing literacy and basic skills -- Community education : extending college services and training -- Collegiate function : transfer and the liberal arts -- Scholarship and assessment : research in and about the colleges -- The social role : a response to the critics -- Toward the future : trends, challenges, and obligations.
9780470174685 (cloth) 0470174684 (cloth)
2008018498
GBA875853 bnb
014641069 Uk
Community colleges--United States.
LB2328 / .C55 2008
378.1/5430973