The future of the urban community college : shaping the pathways to a multiracial democracy

The future of the urban community college : shaping the pathways to a multiracial democracy /

Middle-Skill Talent Drives Economic Growth6: Reframing Community Partnerships; Environmental Risk Factors Compel Combined Response; Selected Best Partnership Practices; Cuyahoga Community College's Early College High School.; Sinclair Community College: A New Model of Collaboration.; St. Louis...

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Other Authors: Myran, Gunder A. (Editor), Ivery, Curtis L. (Editor), Parsons, Michael H. (Editor), Kinsley, Charles (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2013
Series:New directions for community colleges ; no. 162.
Subjects:
Democracy and education > United States.
Community colleges > Social aspects > United States.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Middle-Skill Talent Drives Economic Growth6: Reframing Community Partnerships; Environmental Risk Factors Compel Combined Response; Selected Best Partnership Practices; Cuyahoga Community College's Early College High School.; Sinclair Community College: A New Model of Collaboration.; St. Louis Community College: A Value Partner to Aerospace Industry.; Summary; 7: Increasing the Relevance of Curricular and Student Services in the Urban Community College; Evolution of an Academic Institution; Expanding Opportunities in an Urban Context; Learning Outcomes: Defining a College Education.
Urban community colleges--and the cities they serve--are undergoing rapid, multidimensional changes in response to new conditions and demands. The challenge for all community colleges, regardless of size or location, is to reinvent themselves so they can better meet the particular needs of their respective communities. This national higher-education mandate is vital to democracy itself, especially given the multiracial nature of metropolitan areas, where challenges and opportunities have always been most pronounced. This volume looks at how urban colleges are vigorously exploring new strate.
Physical Description:1 online resource (117 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118812044
1118812042
ISSN:0194-3081 ;
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 11, 2013).
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