Alternative pathways to the baccalaureate : do community colleges offer a viable solution to the nation's knowledge deficit? / edited by Nancy Remington and Ronald Remington ; foreword by Carol D'Amico.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Remington, Nancy, 1948- editor.

Remington, Ronald, 1941- editor.

D'Amico, Carol, writer of foreword.

Community College Baccalaureate Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community colleges--United States.

Community colleges.

Community colleges--Canada.

Community colleges--Curricula--United States.

Community colleges--Curricula--Canada.

Bachelor of arts degree--United States.

Bachelor of arts degree.

Bachelor of arts degree--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The premise of this book is that, in a globalized economy dependent on innovation and knowledge, higher education must provide greater, more affordable access to the acquisition of higher-level skills and knowledge for a greater proportion of the population.The purpose of this book is to open up a debate about the status quo. Should four-year institutions remain the near-exclusive conferrers of the baccalaureate? Or is there a legitimate role for community colleges who already educate over half the undergraduate population of the United States, at lower cost with few barriers to access?The con

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: NEEDS, IMPLICATIONS, AND POLITICS; 1. THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE MOVEMENT; 2. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE; 3. MISSION METAMORPHOSIS; 4. STUDENT VOICES; 5. IMPACT ON ACCREDITATION STATUS WHEN COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFER BACCALAUREATE DEGREES; 6. UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE; PART TWO: MODELS AND CONTEXTS; 7. THE BACCALAUREATE MOVEMENT IN FLORIDA; 8. APPLIED BACCALAUREATE DEGREES IN THE CONTEXT OF BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION

9. REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE AND STATUS OF THE APPLIED BACCALAUREATE DEGREE10. A VIRTUAL PATHWAY TO BACCALAUREATE COMPLETION; 11. THE UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP AT LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE; 12. THE COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Notes:

"Published in association with the Community College Baccalaureate Association."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781000976793

1000976793

9781000971514

1000971511

9781003442974

1003442978

9781579228767

1579228763

9781579228774

1579228771

OCLC:

823718983