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Applied and workforce baccalaureates / Deborah L. Floyd, Rivka A. Felsher, and Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, editors ; Arthur M. Cohen, editor-in-chief.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- CC Staff, Corporate Author.
- Series:
- J-B CC Single Issue Community Colleges
- New directions for community colleges, 0194-3081 ; no. 158
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community colleges--Degrees.
- Community colleges.
- Community colleges--Curricula.
- Bachelor of arts degree.
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
- Education, Higher.
- Vocational education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, Calif. : Josssey-Bass ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Are applied and workforce baccalaureate degrees offered by community colleges a natural extension of their mission to provide relevant educational programs to their constituents? Or is this emerging emphasis on offering baccalaureate degrees a radical deviation from the tried-and-true mission of comprehensive community colleges? In short, is this movement more evolutionary or revolutionary? This issue does not take sides, but provides a deeper understanding of this movement from the perspectives of practitioners and scholars alike. The opportunities and challenges associated with offering
- Contents:
- ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""CONTENTS""; ""EDITORS NOTES""; ""1: Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate Models""; ""2: Articulation to and from the Applied Associate Degree: Challenges and Opportunities""; ""3: Washington State's Model and Programs: Applied Baccalaureate Degrees at Community and Technical Colleges""; ""4: The Evolution of Workforce Baccalaureate Degrees in Florida""; ""5: The Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate at South Texas College: Specialized Workforce Development Addressing Economic Development""
- ""6: The Work Experience Component of an Ontario College Baccalaureate Program""""7: Why Applied Baccalaureates Appeal to Working Adults: From National Results to Promising Practices""; ""8: Institutional Challenges of Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate Programs""; ""9: Graduate Education Issues and Challenges: Community College Applied and Workforce Baccalaureates""; ""INDEX""
- Notes:
- "Summer 2012".
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-54388-2
- 1-283-64565-3
- 1-118-54380-7
- OCLC:
- 813232872
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