The American community college

Title:

Author:

Kisker, Carrie B., 1977- author.

ISBN:

9781394180943

Personal Author:

Kisker, Carrie B., 1977- author.

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Physical Description:

xx, 650 pages ; 24 cm

General Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-609) and index.

Source of cataloging data: WCP

Abstract:

"Community colleges have become a frequent subject of discussion in recent years, both among educators and philanthropists seeking to improve access and success in higher education for all groups, and increasingly among lawmakers and the general public responding to tuition increases at four-year institutions, a high unemployment rate and need for worker retraining, and pressure for all young people to obtain a postsecondary degree or certificate. Much of the buzz has been positive, with community colleges cast as the nexus of national efforts to prepare a highly skilled workforce, as well as the lynchpin in the K-20 education pipeline. Millions of federal and philanthropic dollars have been poured into the community college sector via initiatives such as the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program, Achieving the Dream, and Compete to Complete, and community colleges across the nation have responded with efforts to improve job training and workforce development programs, reforms intended to boost student progress and completion rates, and collaborations with K-12 and university personnel to improve articulation and transfer among the sectors. For more than thirty years The American Community College has provided up-to-date information and statistics about community colleges and has been widely used both in graduate courses on community colleges, and as reference material by community college scholars and practitioners (many of whom are entering doctoral programs in order to advance in the administrative ranks). The seventh edition will include updates spanning the 9 years since the previous edition was published. (more information to come from author in near future)."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Background: Evolving priorities and expectations of the community college -- Students: Diverse backgrounds and purposes -- Faculty: Building a professional community -- Governance, organization, and Administration: Managing the contemporary colelge -- Finances: Generating, sustaining, and allocating resources -- Teaching and learning: Methods, Media, and Effects -- Student services: Supporting educational objectives -- Develop,ental Education: Enhancing literacy and the likelihood of success in college -- Integrative Education: General Education for the 21st Century -- Liberal Arts and Transfer Function: Preparation for the university -- Occupational Education: Growth and Change -- Serving the Community: Extending College Services and Training -- Student Progress and Outcomes: A Focus on Equity and Accountability -- Scholarship and Commentary: Perspectives of the community college -- Toward the Future: Trends, Challenges, and opportunities.

Subject Term:

Community colleges -- United States.

Added Author:

Cohen, Arthur M.,

Brawer, Florence B., 1922-

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Summary

A comprehensive analysis of community colleges in the United States--updated with the latest research

The revised seventh edition of The American Community College is an essential resource for practitioners and graduate students in the field of higher education. This book has been providing up-to-date information and statistics about community colleges for four decades and is a trusted and revered reference. Covering community college students, faculty, curriculum, assessment, finance, governance, and more, this book provide a thorough understanding of the role community colleges play in the American educational system. For educators, policymakers, and philanthropists alike, community colleges are important as the nexus of national efforts to prepare a highly skilled workforce and as the lynchpin of the K-20 education pipeline. This book delivers the facts and context readers need to make informed decisions in the community college space.

Written by leading researchers in the field, The American Community College has been thoroughly revised with a greater focus on equity. Further, this edition includes access to online supplemental materials, including end-of-chapter guiding questions and a guide for transitioning from the 6th to the 7th edition. Additional updates include coverage of collaborations with community, economic, and workforce development organizations; a greater focus on entrepreneurship and innovation; recent efforts to improve student persistence and attainment through guided pathways and equity-minded student supports; and the growing emphasis on preparing a skilled workforce via noncredit training, credit for prior learning, micro-credentials, and community college baccalaureate programs. Readers of The American Community College will:

Benefit from a comprehensive analysis of the most recent findings and up-to-date information on the American community college. Find completely revised and updated information about recent changes in the community college landscape Obtain current information on student access and outcomes, instruction, student services, and curricular functions Learn from updated tables and graphs that reflect the most current data and incorporate new examples of the services that colleges provide

Since it was first published in 1982, The American Community College has become the primary resource that faculty, administrators, trustees, and researchers look to for information on these quintessentially American institutions.