Canada's community colleges : a critical analysis / John D. Dennison and Paul Gallagher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dennison, John D.

Contributor:

Gallagher, Paul, 1929-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community colleges--Canada.

Community colleges.

Public universities and colleges--Canada.

Public universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Community colleges evolved in Canada during the "golden years" of educational innovation between 1960 and 1975. A diversity of factors - historical, socio-economic, political and educational - contributed to the development of college systems with distinctive goals and structures. This book is the first up-to-date and comprehensive study of a potent national educational and social phenomenon, largely unknown and largely unappreciated. The authors describe provincial and territorial college systems as they have evolved to 1985, discussing problems particular to each system and evaluating the extent to which often idealistic early goals have been realized. They identify key issues which are critical to the future of these systems and which, if ignored, will undermine community college education across Canada. These include accessibility, identity, relations with governments, management and leadership, and evaluation and accountability. In each case the authors draw upon their own expertise and experience to describe directions for resolution of these issues. The book contains a comprehensive and topical bibliography of both published and unpublished material related to many aspects of Canadian community college development. It also includes a French language bibliography. Unique in many aspects, this book is designed to interest both graduate and undergraduate students in adult and higher education and administration as well as those directly involved in community colleges, government education ministries and a broad lay public.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I�ORIGINS AND HISTORY""; ""1. Influences on Community College Development""; ""2. New Colleges across Canada""; ""3. Characteristics of Canada's Community Colleges""; ""4. Transition to Today: The Emergence of College Systems""; ""PART II�ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE""; ""5. Colleges and the Future""; ""6. Colleges as Institutions""; ""IDENTITY""; ""ACCESSIBILITY""; ""ORGANIZATION""; ""7. The Politics of Colleges""; ""GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENTS""; ""MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP""; ""LABOUR RELATIONS""; ""8. Colleges and Excellence""

""IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION""""GENERAL EDUCATION""; ""INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION""; ""RESEARCH""; ""9. Colleges and Canada""; ""Appendices""; ""A. A Roster of Non-University Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada""; ""Maps""; ""B. Current Statistical Information on Colleges in Canada""; ""C. National Research Agenda Questionnaire""; ""D. Canada's ""First"" Community College""; ""Notes""; ""Canadian Bibliography on Colleges in Canada""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22628-6

9786613226280

0-7748-5696-3

OCLC:

923444772