Understanding community colleges / edited by John S. Levin and Susan T. Kater.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levin, John S., author.

Kater, Susan, author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Core concepts in higher education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community college students.

United States.

Community colleges--United States.

Community colleges.

Community college students--United States--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Directories.

Physical Description:

xxi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Historical Origins of the Comprehensive Community College Mission, 1901-1965 p. 1 / Ken Meier

Chapter 2 Student Diversity in Community Colleges: Examining Trends and Understanding the Equity Challenge p. 21 / Lindsey E. Malcom-Piqueux

Chapter 3 Student Development Versus Consumerism: Student Services on Campus p. 45 / Joan B. Hirt and Tara E. Frank

Chapter 4 Hispanic Community College Students: A Profile of Theory and Research p. 65 / Amaury Nora and Vincent D. Carales and Ripsime K. Bledsoe

Chapter 5 International Student Enrollment in U.S. Community Colleges: Joint Endeavors by Individuals and Institutions p. 89 / Yi Leaf Zhang and Linda Serra Hagedorn

Chapter 6 Adult Student Development: The Socio-Agentic Approach and its Relationship to the Community College Context p. 109 / Virginia Montero-Hernandez and Christine Cerven

Chapter 7 Teaching Academically Underprepared Students in Community Colleges p. 135 / Dolores Perin

Chapter 8 Career and Technical Education: Old Debates and Persistent Challenges p. 159 / Debra D. Bragg

Chapter 9 Faculty and the Connection to the Institution p. 181 / John S. Levin

Chapter 10 Leading in the Middle p. 203 / Marilyn J. Amey and Pamela L. Eddy

Chapter 11 Redefining Shared Responsibility: Governance in the 21st Century Community College p. 227 / Susan T. Kater and Carrie B. Kisker

Chapter 12 State Fiscal Support for Community Colleges p. 247 / James C. Palmer and Richard M. Romano

Chapter 13 The Future is Probabl[e]y: The Same but Different p. 265 / John S. Levin and Susan T. Kater and Ariadna I. López Damián.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781138288126

1138288128

9781138288133

1138288136

OCLC:

1013507291

Publisher Number:

99978766202