1st Edition
The Community College and the Good Society How the Liberal Arts Were Undermined and What We Can Do to Bring Them Back
By Chad Hanson
Copyright 2010
155 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
155 Pages
by
Routledge
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The community college is the largest single sector of the U.S. higher education network. As of 2005, 40 percent of newly enrolled undergraduate students attended community colleges. The American two-year school is a vast, rapidly changing, and under-studied institution. The aim of The Community College and the Good Society is tocritically analyze the internal changes and external forces that... Read more
Introduction: What are Community Colleges For? Part One: Change on Campus 1. Political Culture: The Quiet Shift toward Job Training 2. Organizational Beliefs and Values: The Learning College Movement 3. Educational Practices: Competency-Based Education Part Two: External Forces and Their Impact 4. Government Agencies: The U.S. Department of Education 5. Professional Organizations: The American Association of Community Colleges Part Three: The Promise of the Arts and Sciences 6. Curriculum: Localized and Problem-Based 7. Mission and Purpose: The Community College Baccalaureate 8. Pedagogy: The Town Hall Meeting as a Teaching Method Epilogue: The Twenty-First-Century College References Index
Biography
Chad Hanson
