Honored but invisible : an inside look at teaching in community colleges / W. Norton Grubb ; with Helena Worthen ... [et al].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grubb, W. Norton.

Contributor:

Worthen, Helena.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching--United States.

College teaching.

Community colleges--United States.

Community colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on the most extensive research on community college teaching to date, this book examines the nature of teaching and the institutional forces that shape it in a variety of course settings.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Who Cares for Teaching in Community Colleges? The Rationale and Methodology of Our Inquiry; Instructors' Approaches to Pedagogy and the Multiple Conceptions of ~Good Teaching~; The Modal Classroom The Varieties of Lecture/Discussion; Lecture/Workshop and ~Hands-On~ Learning The Complexities of Occupational Instruction; Literacy Practices in the Classroom The Foundation of Schooling; Remedial/Developmental Education The Best and the Worst; Standards and Content The Special Dilemmas of Community Colleges

Innovative Practices The Pedagogical and Institutional ChallengesThe Institutional Influences on Teaching The Potential Power of ~Teaching Colleges~; Funding and Policy The Neglect of Teaching; Alternative Futures Creating the ~Teaching College~; References; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-382) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-96237-5

1-135-96238-3

1-280-51771-9

0-203-90085-5

0-585-45189-3

9780203900857

OCLC:

80243480