| Community Colleges: A Reference Handbook Contributor(s): Levinson, David L. (Author), Weil, Danny (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1576077667 ISBN-13: 9781576077665 Publisher: ABC-CLIO OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: The reference source on contemporary American education, with jargon-free analysis of controversial topics and on-going debates. The little red schoolhouse is no more. Today, sophisticated educational methods and fractious debate reflect an educational system as big and diverse as America itself. Contemporary Education Issues provides the much-need perspective to make sense of an educational system as big and diverse and dynamic as America itself. Tackling topics from teacher training to special education, the series covers classroom, courthouse, and Congress with balanced perspective and thorough, no-holds-barred analyses that make sense of American education from preschool to college. No other reference set on the subject offers so much, whether for the student looking into a topic for the first time or the seasoned scholar looking for research resources. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Study Aids | College Guides - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 378.154 |
| LCCN: 2005001842 |
| Series: Contemporary Education Issues (eBook) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.24" (1.15 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new volume shows why America's community colleges increasingly find themselves at the epicenter of social conflict, surrounded by unresolved questions such as: In a country based on the notion of equal opportunity, shouldn't all high school graduates have access to higher education? Are access and excellence really compatible? What is the real work of community colleges? Is it to provide transfer programs for students going on to baccalaureate colleges or training workers for careers in business and industry? In this comprehensive guide, readers will find not only a solid grounding in the latest research on these difficult questions but also a thoughtful analysis of the social forces that gave rise to American community colleges and still shape them today. |