Overview
- The first thematic book devoted entirely to community college models
- The first thematic book that illustrates the impact that community college models are having on the changing nature of world social, political and economic landscapes
- Profiled 30 countries representing four continents
- Indigenous authors present unique perspectives on needs and reform efforts
- Illustrates leadership in the face of change in higher education
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Table of contents (34 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Community College Formation and Foundation
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Introduction: Community College Models and Their Roles as Humanitarian Institutions
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Introduction: Economic Conditions Globally Shaping the Community College Models
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Introduction: Responding to Globalization: Reform in Higher Education
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About this book
Increasingly, students worldwide are seeking post-secondary education to acquire new skill-sets and credentials. There is an explosion of community college models that provide educational opportunities and alternative pathways for students who do not fit the traditional higher educational profile.
This book focuses on economic models to help local and national economies develop strong workforce training, humanitarian models to bring about social mobility and peace, transformative models to help institutions expand and keep up with societal needs, and newly created models that respond to the educational and training needs of a constantly changing world. These models seek to capture the imagination of those who are committed to learning about what works in higher education and in particular, the impact community college models are having on the changing nature of world social, political and economic landscapes.
With contributors representing 30 countries, this book presents an international perspective.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Community College Models
Book Subtitle: Globalization and Higher Education Reform
Editors: Rosalind Latiner Raby, Edward J. Valeau
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9477-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-9476-7Published: 23 March 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8136-0Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-9477-4Published: 22 March 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 634
Topics: Administration, Organization and Leadership, Educational Policy and Politics, International and Comparative Education, Higher Education