1st Edition
Democracy, Multiculturalism, and the Community College A Critical Perspective
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
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Based on five organizational case studies, this book argues that community colleges face an identity crisis and must find ways of balancing the three traditional roles typically assumed by them: transfer, vocational, and community education. To emphasize one at the expense of another is to fail to meet the diverse needs of students who look to the community college as a source of opportunity and... Read more
Chapter 1 Multiculturalism and Border Knowledge in Higher Education; Chapter 2 The Many Faces of the Community College; Chapter 3 Organizational Culture and Worker Identity; Chapter 4 Education as Celebratory Socialization; Chapter 5 Organizational Restructuring and Leadership; Chapter 6 Cultural Capitaland Border Knowledge; Chapter 7 Organizational Multiplicity; Chapter 8 Toward a Democratic Vision of the Community College;
Biography
Robert A. Rhoads, James R. Valadez,
"Essential for graduate courses for two-year college leaders in the philosophy and sociology of education." -- Choice
"Rhoads and Valadez have written, in a very powerful, passionate, and analytical way a book that reasserts the importance of the politics and democracy within higher education. This book makes it clear that higher education is one of the most important public spheres." -- Henry A. Giroux, Waterbury Chair Professor, Pennsylvania State
"Rhoads and Valadez have written, in a very powerful, passionate, and analytical way a book that reasserts the importance of the politics and democracy within higher education. This book makes it clear that higher education is one of the most important public spheres." -- Henry A. Giroux, Waterbury Chair Professor, Pennsylvania State University
