Cohen, Arthur M. <br/><br/>
The American community college / 
Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - San Francisco :  Jossey-Bass,  c2008. 
 - xxvi, 566 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-538) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470174685 (cloth) 0470174684 (cloth) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008018498 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA875853  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014641069  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Community colleges--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB2328  / .C55 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>378.1/5430973