Challenge and opportunity : Canada's community colleges at the crossroads / edited by John D. Dennison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dennison, John D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community colleges--Canada.

Community colleges.

Postsecondary education--Canada.

Postsecondary education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a critical analysis of the most significant developments in the college systems in every province and territory since 1895. With contributions by leading scholars, it addresses such topics as leadership, entrepreneurship, new forms of organization, accountability, instructional methodology, the emergence of a college culture, and education of First Nations students. Key questions are explored. How are differences in collective and individual interests to be managed? How can social, economic, and demographic realities be taken into account in managing the 'intangible capital' of education? What are the best ways of ensuring opportunities for education, training, flexibility, and varied access and mobility within higher education systems?

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Community College Development in Canada since 1985

The Challenge of Leadership

Organization and Function in Postsecondary Education

Organizational Culture and Community Colleges

Values in the Canadian Community College: Conflict and Compromise

A Matter of Survival: Emerging Entrepreneurship in Community Colleges in Canada

Aboriginal Education in Community Colleges

Accountability: Mission Impossible?

The DACUM Technique and Competency-Based Education

Promise Fulfilled, Promise Pending

Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-13168-4

9786613131683

0-7748-5379-4

OCLC:

180704195