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OverviewCommunity colleges enroll almost half of all undergraduates in the United States. These two-year colleges manifest the American commitment to accessible and affordable higher education. With about 1,200 institutions nationwide, community colleges have made significant progress over the past decade in opening access and have become the critical entry point to higher education for many Americans who traditionally have been left out of educational and economic opportunity. Yet economic, political, and social developments have increased the challenges community colleges face in pursuing an ""equity agenda."" Some of these include falling state budgets combined with growing enrollments, a greater emphasis on outcome-based accountability, competition from for-profit institutions, and growing immigrant student populations. These trials come at a time when community colleges confront crucial economic and workforce development pressures that may impact their mission. How can community colleges continue to maintain their open-door policies, support underprepared students, and struggle to help enrolled students complete degrees and certificates that prepare them for success in the workplace? Building on case studies of colleges in six states -- New York, Texas, Florida, California, Washington, and Illinois -- this volume offers a fresh examination of the issues currently facing American community colleges. Drawing on their fieldwork supplemented by national data, the authors analyze how these challenges impact the community college mission of educational opportunity -- especially for low-income students, students of color, and other underserved groups -- and how colleges are responding to a drastically different environment. They then propose a set of strategies to strengthen the role of community colleges in providing both access and opportunities for achievement for all students. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Bailey , Vanessa Smith MorestPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9780801884474ISBN 10: 0801884470 Pages: 305 Publication Date: 20 February 2007 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"List of Contributors Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction: Defending the Community College Equity Agenda Chapter 2. Double Vision: How the Attempt to Balance Multiple Missions Is Shaping the Future of Community Colleges Chapter 3. Performance Accountability as Imperfect Panacea: The Community College Experiemce Chapter 4. Increasing Competition and Growth of the For-Profits Chapter 5. Virtial Access Chapter 6. The Limits of ""Training for Now"": Lessons from Information Technology Certification Chapter 7. ""Lights Just Click on Every Day"" Chapter 8. ""Like, What Do I Do Now?"": The Dilemmas of Guidance Counseling Chapter 9. Twice the Credit, Half the Time?: The Growth of Dual Credit at Community Colleges and High Schools Chapter 10. The Community College Equity Agenda in the Twenty-First Century: Moving from Access to Achievement"ReviewsA richly documented, artfully presented, and highly readable work. -- Mary Taylor Huber, Change <p>The book provides a nuanced, qualitative look at several critical and controversial community college activities.--Barbara K. Townsend Journal of College Student Development (01/01/0001) <p> Defending the Community College Equity Agenda stands out from most academic essay collections... It is a richly documented, artfully presented, and highly readable work.--Mary Taylor Huber RedOrbit News (01/01/0001) Author InformationThomas Bailey, the George and Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education, is director of the Institute on Education and the Economy and director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University. Vanessa Smith Morest is assistant director for postsecondary research at the Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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