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The American community college / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2008.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxvi, 566 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470174685 (cloth)
  • 0470174684 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.1/5430973 22
LOC classification:
  • LB2328 .C55 2008
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks LB2328 .C55 2008 1 Available 33039001096535

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.

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