Author | Cohen, Arthur M |
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Title | The American community college [electronic resource] / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer |
Imprint | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2003 |
Edition | 4th ed |
Connect to | http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=82062 |
Descript | xxvi, 505 p. ; 24 cm |
Background : evolving priorities and expectations of the community college -- Students : diverse backgrounds, purposes, and outcomes -- Faculty : building a professional identity -- 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 : research in and about the colleges -- The social role : a response to the critics -- Toward the future : trends, challenges, and obligations