Understanding Community Colleges (Core Concepts in Higher Education) - Softcover

Kater, Susan T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138288136 ISBN 13: 9781138288133

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

Understanding Community Colleges provides a critical examination of contemporary issues and practices and policy of community colleges. This contributed volume brings together highly respected scholars as well as new scholars for a comprehensive analysis of the community college landscape, including management and governance, finance, student demographics and development, teaching and learning, policy, faculty, and workforce development. At the end of each chapter, the "Questions for Discussion" section helps to bridge the gap between research and practice. Written for students enrolled in higher education and community college graduate programs, as well as social sciences scholars, this provocative new edition covers the latest developments in the field, including trends in enrollment, developmental education, student services, funding, and shared governance.

About this title

About the Author:

John S. Levin is Professor of Higher Education at the University of California, Riverside, USA.

Susan T. Kater is Associate Vice Chancellor, Institutional Strategy, Research, and Effectiveness at Maricopa County Community College District, and Adjunct Faculty at Northern Arizona University, USA.

Review:

Praise for the First Edition "The thoughtful perspectives presented in this important book constitute an innovative, experiential view of the community college as a site of promise and contest. This should be required reading for anyone seeking to better understand these complex and essential institutions."
--Brian Pusser, Associate Professor of Higher Education, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1138288136
• ISBN 13: 9781138288133
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 314
• Editor: Levin John S.