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The American Community Collegeby Arthur M. Cohen; Florence B. Brawer
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 65.00Since it was first published in 1982 The American Community College has become the primary resource that faculty, administrators, trustees, and researchers look to for a comprehensive analysis of the most recent findings and up-to-date information on the American community college. Throughout this important book, Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer describe how community colleges fit into the American educational system, the services they provide, and the effects they have on the community. This completely revised and updated edition contains information about recent changes in the community college landscape, including consolidation of faculty power, mandatory testing and placement of students, the greater prominence of developmental... more...
Two-year Colleges for Women and Minoritiesby Barbara Townsend
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 145.00This book focuses upon approximately 250 nonprofit, two-year colleges with a student body that is entirely female or at least 25 percent black, Hispanic, or Native American. These special-focus colleges include two-year colleges, historically black colleges (HBC's), Hispanic-serving institutions (HIS's) and tribal colleges, with some of these schools being church-affiliated. Many of these schools serve as shining examples of how a genuine commitment to access and achievement for female students more...
Community Collegesby Barbara Townsend
Greenwood Publishing Group 2000; US$ 132.00This text addresses the various federal, state, and institutional policies affecting community colleges and speculates about future policy options within the current policy context. more...
Understanding Universityby Christine Sinclair
McGraw-Hill Education 2006; US$ 19.98A guides which takes the students through the terminology used at university and shows what a student needs to know how to be accepted by students and lecturers; how to get the best out of your institution and yourself; and more. It offers students advice on various topics from advice on studying, to explanations of frequently used terms. more...
Globalizing the Community Collegeby John S. Levin
Palgrave Macmillan 2002; US$ 85.00Long regarded as a local institution, the community college has been affected by global forces, and by the interpretations of organizational members to these forces and to the responses of intermediaries. This book examines seven case studies to demonstrate organizational change in the 1990s. more...
A Lecturer's Guide to Further Educationby Dennis Hayes; Toby Marshall; Alec Turner
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 45.98What are the key issues in further education? What does the future hold for FE? This book examine key issues such as: how teaching in FE differs from others sectors; the motivations of learners; the use of new technologies in the classroom; the techniques adopted by college managers; and the introduction of personalised learning. more...
Bright Satanic Millsby Alan Harding; Alan Scott; Stephan Laske
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 114.95Recent years have seen a growing emphasis upon the need for universities to contribute to the economic, social and environmental well-being of the regions in which they are situated. In this book, a multidisciplinary and international team of experts considers the reasons for, and the implications of, the new relationship between universities and territorial development. more...
Handbook of Corporate University Developmentby Rob Paton; Geoff Peters; John Storey
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 190.00The emphasis on corporate universities has been a driving force in moving companies beyond a restricted approach to training, to a central vision for learning within the organization. However, there have been failures and many corporate universities have more...
Community College Modelsby Rosalind Latiner Raby; Edward James Valeau
Springer 2009; US$ 319.00Focuses on economic models to help local and national economies develop strong workforce training, humanitarian models to bring about social mobility and peace, and transformative models to help institutions expand and keep up with societal needs, and the models that respond to the educational and training needs of a constantly changing world. more...
Mapping the Higher Education Landscapeby F. van Vught
Springer 2009; US$ 139.00Offering a contribution to the international discussion on higher education globalization and worldwide rankings of higher education institutions, this title criticizes the existing one-dimensional and aggregated international ranking models and suggests a fresh approach of multi-dimensional mapping of higher education institutions. more...