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A Handbook on the Community College in America

Author : George A. Baker

Publisher : Greenwood

Page : 722 pages

File Size : 30,97 MB

Release : 1994

Category : Education

ISBN :

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Book Description

This reference provides a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the community college in America. The volume contains broad sections on the historical development of community colleges, their mission and functions, curriculum and instruction, managerial concerns, financial issues, human resources, faculty, students, and the context in which they operate. Roughly 50 chapters, prepared by expert contributors, summarize and synthesize available research on particular topics and discuss those issues critical to the future of the community college in America. Each chapter provides detailed, bibliographic references and the volume concludes with an informative, bibliographical essay. A massive synthesis of research on theory and practice, this reference will be valued by everyone interested in the past, present, and future of the community college in America.



Ensuring Effective Governance

Author : William L. Deegan

Publisher :

Page : 124 pages

File Size : 38,29 MB

Release : 1985

Category : Community colleges

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This collection of articles addresses major questions of community college governance and highlights some of the changes that have taken place in governance over the past decade. The issue contains: (1) "State Power in a New Era: Threats to Local Authority," by Dale Tillery and James L. Wattenbarger; (2) "Power on the Periphery: Faculty and Student Roles in Governance," by Richard L. Alfred; (3) "Governance and the Shifting Role of the Board of Trustees," by Edmund J. Gleazer, Jr.; (4) "Collective Bargaining: The Conflict Model as Norm?" by Richard J. Ernst; (5) "Governing the Multiunit District: A Decade of Change," by Benjamin R. Wygal; (6) "Toward a New Paradigm: Governance in a Broader Framework," by William L. Deegan; (7) "Developing and Maintaining Governance," by James F. Gollattscheck; and (8) "Sources and Information: Community College Governance," a bibliographic review of ERIC literature by Jim Palmer. (HB)