TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cohen,Arthur M.
AU  - Brawer,Florence B.
TI  - The American community college
SN  - 9780470174685 (cloth)
AV  - LB2328 .C55 2008
U1  - 378.1/5430973 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Jossey-Bass
KW  - Community colleges
KW  - United States
N1  - 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
ER  -