The American Community College

472 Pages·2013·4.022 MB·English

by  Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, Carrie B. Kisker

Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Audience
Overview of the Contents
Sources
The Authors
Chapter 1: Background
Institutional Definitions
Development of Community Colleges
Expansion of Two-Year Colleges
The Two-Way Stretch
Curricular Functions
Place in the Academic Pipeline
Colleges in Other Countries
Changing Emphases
Current Issues
Chapter 2: Students
Reasons for the Increase in Numbers
Students' Lives
Student Ability and Academic Preparedness
Gender
Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Classifying Students and Their Intentions
Assessment and Tracking
Enrollment Patterns and Dropout
Issues
Chapter 3: Faculty
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The Workplace
The People
Preparation
Workload, Salary, and Tenure
Part-Time Faculty
Evaluation
Satisfaction
Desires
Professionalism
Issues
Chapter 4: Organization, Governance, and Administration
Categorizing Governance
Governing and Coordinating Units
Accreditation
Nontraditional Organizations
Local Governing Boards
Administration
Leadership
Collective Bargaining
Issues
Chapter 5: Finances
Sources of Funds
Allocation Patterns
Performance-Based Funding
Tuition and Student Aid
Problems in Funding
Solving the Problems
Revenue Generation and Diversification
Justifying the Costs
Issues
Chapter 6: Instruction
The Technology and Discipline of Instruction
Learning Resource Centers
Distance Learning and Online Instruction
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The Power of Inertia
Assessing Instructional Effects
Issues
Chapter 7: Student Services
Student Engagement
Scope and Organization of Student Affairs
Funding and Effectiveness
Issues
Chapter 8: Developmental Education
Decline in Literacy
School Requirements
College Admissions
The Magnitude of Remediation
Developmental Teaching
Assessment and Placement
Integrated Programs
Program Effects
Legitimacy
The Dilemma of Tracking
Issues
Chapter 9: Liberal Arts and Transfer Education
Liberal Arts
Transfer Courses
Curricular Variety
Faculty and Academic Disciplines
Dual Enrollment and Alignment with High School Exit Standards
Articulation and the Transfer Function
Future of the Liberal Arts
Issues
Chapter 10: Integrative Education
Critical Thinking
Service Learning
Civic Engagement
4
Sustainable Development
Renewing an Emphasis on Integrative Education
Issues
Chapter 11: Occupational Education
Early Development
Definitions
Limitations on Expansion
Growth
Stability
Contract Training
The Broader Implications
Merging Academic and Occupational Studies
Issues
Chapter 12: Community Education
Rationale
Categories
Enrollments
Scope
Effectiveness
Organization and Funding
Program Validity
Future Development
Issues
Chapter 13: Scholarship and Commentary
Sources of Research
Forms of Research
Critiques of the Colleges
Responding to the Critics
The Mythology of Schooling
What the Colleges Really Provide
What Are the Alternatives to Community Colleges?
Issues
Chapter 14: Student Progress and Outcomes
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Measures of Student Progress
Transfer Rates
Degree and Certificate Completion
Goal Attainment
Occupational Outcomes
Accountability
Issues
Chapter 15: Toward the Future
The Institutions
The Students
The Faculty
Organization, Governance, and Administration
Finance
Instruction and Student Services
Curriculum
Research, Accountability, and Outcomes
The Social Role
Appendix: For-Profit Institutions
New Forms
Students
Staff
Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Services
Organization and Governance
Finance
Outcomes
Future
References
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Name Index
Subject Index
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cohen, Arthur M.
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The American community college / Arthur M. Cohen, Florence B. Brawer, and Carrie B.
Kisker — Sixth edition.
pages cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-118-44981-3 (hardback)
ISBN 978-1-118-71900-8 (ebk.)
ISBN 978-1-118-71881-0 (ebk.)
1. Community colleges--United States. I. Brawer, Florence B., 1922- II. Kisker,
Carrie B., 1977- III. Title.
LB2328.C55 2014
378.1'5430973 — dc23
2013024163
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