Download or read book Community Colleges in Urban Settings written by Stanford University. Community College Planning Center and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Community Colleges in Urban Settings written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of the Urban Community College Shaping the Pathways to a Mutiracial Democracy written by Gunder Myran and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 strategies for sustainability and success. Some of the most prominent practitioners examine every major aspect of the change-engagement process, including the role of governing boards, workforce development, community partnerships, and redesign of outdated business and finance models. This is the 162nd volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report series, an essential guide for presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, this quarterly provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.
Download or read book Who Cares about the Inner City written by Maurice D. Weidenthal and published by American Association of Community Colleges(AACC). This book was released on 1989 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing from site visits to 10 community colleges located in New York (New York), Miami (Florida), Cleveland (Ohio), Jacksonville (Florida), Kansas City (Missouri), Dallas (Texas), Los Angeles (California), Denver (Colorado), Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), and Detroit (Michigan), this report traces the efforts of inner-city community colleges to provide education, training, and urban survival skills to new immigrants, high school dropouts, homeless, and socially and economically disadvantaged, as well as to large numbers of traditional students. Part 1 of the report presents a position statement by the Commission on Urban Community Colleges of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges concerning the role of urban community colleges. Part 2 offers introductory information on the purpose of the study and on the campuses that were visited. Part 3 offers brief descriptions of each college's efforts to establish partnerships with the community, build articulated and cooperative programs with schools and universities, and establish partnerships with business and industry. This section also highlights the colleges' role in the education and training of nontraditional students, in providing community services, and in serving as a home for community-based organizations and activities. In part 4, conclusions stress that: (1) the colleges' commitment to the central city in the face of extremely challenging odds appears to be firm; (2) urban community college leaders are firm in their belief that quality education is not and should not be sacrificed in the name of programs related to meeting social needs; (3) enrollment declines of the early and mid-1980's appear to have been reversed; (4) campus leadership continues to struggle with the issues of social change and higher education; and (5) there appears to be no national consensus on the multiple missions and roles of the central city campus and its special programs that reach out to the community. In conclusion, part 5 offers seven recommendations. (JMC)
Download or read book Community Colleges and Urban Development written by Henry Cisneros and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of the Urban Community College Shaping the Pathways to a Mutiracial Democracy written by Gunder Myran and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 strategies for sustainability and success. Some of the most prominent practitioners examine every major aspect of the change-engagement process, including the role of governing boards, workforce development, community partnerships, and redesign of outdated business and finance models. This is the 162nd volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly report series, an essential guide for presidents, vice presidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-door institutions, this quarterly provides expert guidance in meeting the challenges of their distinctive and expanding educational mission.
Download or read book The Campus and the City Maximizing Assets and Reducing Liabilities written by Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1972 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph analyzing the impact of universitys and higher education institutions on community relations in urban area communitys of the USA - covers problems in meeting urban educational needs through access to enrolment in universities, in community colleges, and in new innovation-oriented institutions, and includes the role of universities in urban development, etc. Bibliography pp. 197 to 199, references and statistical tables.
Download or read book The American Community College written by Arthur M. Cohen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it was first published in 1982 The American Community College has become the primary resource that faculty, administrators, trustees, and researchers look to for a comprehensive analysis of the most recent findings and up-to-date information on the American community college. Throughout this important book, Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer describe how community colleges fit into the American educational system, the services they provide, and the effects they have on the community. This completely revised and updated edition contains information about recent changes in the community college landscape, including consolidation of faculty power, mandatory testing and placement of students, the greater prominence of developmental education, and the attention given to state-level directives regarding institutional functioning and funding. The authors also present the current information on a number of other topics, including student flow, instruction, student services, and curricular functions. In addition, The American Community College includes updated tables and graphs that reflect the most current data and incorporate new examples of the services that colleges provide. The American Community College is a comprehensive book that will be useful to anyone concerned with the role and purpose of two-year institutions in American higher education. The descriptions and analyses of each of the institution's functions can be used by administrators who want to learn about practices that have proven successful at other colleges, curriculum planners involved in program revisions, faculty members seeking ideas for modifying their courses, trustees and officials concerned with college policies regarding curriculum and student services, and graduate students preparing for careers in these institutions.
Download or read book Between Two Worlds written by Lois Weis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1985, this book explores the ‘lived culture’ of urban black students in a community college located in a large northeastern city in the United States. The author immersed herself in the institution she was studying for a full academic year, exploring both the direct experiences of education, and the way these experiences were worked over and through the praxis of cultural discourse. She examines in detail the messages of the school, including the ‘hidden curriculum’ and faculty perspectives, as well as the way these messages are transformed at a cultural level. The resulting work provides a major contribution to a number of debates on education and cultural and economic reproduction, as well as a leap forward in our understanding of the role schooling plays in the re-creation of race and class antagonisms. This work will be of great interest to anyone working with minorities, particularly in the context of education.
Download or read book Rural Community Colleges Teaching Learning and Leading in the Heartland written by Pamela L. Eddy and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2007-04-20 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty percent of American community colleges are located in rural areas, but urban colleges garner more publicity because of their larger enrollments. Rural institutions, however, play a significant role in their communities; they are often among the largest employers in the region, the single provider of low-cost post-secondary education, and the most significant provider of tools for economic development and cultural events ... This edition identifies issues rural leaders will likely encounter on their campuses and provides a set of tools and strategies to address those issues -- from cover.
Download or read book The Community s College written by Robert L. Pura and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-published with An Agenda for Leaders / A Text for Leadership CoursesWhile community colleges promote American ideals of democracy, opportunity, and social mobility; they provide a vital, accessible, and affordable education for nearly 12 million first-generation, economically-disadvantaged, and minoritized students; are engines of local workforce and economic development; and enroll nearly half of all students who go on to complete a four-year degree; they remain the least resourced and the least funded institutions in the United States.Offering the insights of the former president of Greenfield Community College—located in Massachusetts’s poorest rural county—who was a national leader in community college and higher education organizations as well as closely involved with local businesses and organizations; and commentary and background data provided by Professor of Higher Education and Chair of the Department of Leadership in Education at the University of Massachusetts Boston, this book addresses the challenges that community colleges face as they strive to achieve their complex missions in a changing world.By providing vivid accounts of the diversity of students that community colleges serve, the complexity of their missions—from dual enrollment with high schools, to vocational training, adult education, and transfer to four-year colleges—and the role they play in supporting and responding to the needs of local business, as well in regional economic development, the authors make the case for increased investment, while at the same time making apparent to all stakeholders—from policy makers and trustees to college leaders, faculty and staff—how they can contribute to the vital development of human capacities.Community colleges are open-access, train nearly 80% of all first responders, graduate more than half of new nurses and health-care workers, and have a history of nimbleness and responsiveness to community needs, and can play a vital role in training for tomorrow’s jobs, over 60% of which will, in the next decade, require some college education. The first four chapters set the scene, demonstrating the key foundational linkage between education, community, and democracy, presenting a history of the community college movement, illustrating what’s involved in building strong and reciprocal community relationships, and covering a whole panoply of leadership issues such as governance, institutional culture, facilities planning, resource development, accreditation, and crisis management.The second part of the book presents Bob Pura’s accounts of his visits to five community colleges, each representing different geographic regions, institutional size, urban and rural locations, and how they respond to the varied racial and ethnic populations from they draw their students and establish themselves as anchors in their communities.As well as offering an important message to state and federal policy makers, this book serves as a roadmap for aspiring leaders of community colleges as well as a text for leadership and higher education courses. College leaders may find it useful for internal training and learning community groups.
Download or read book Understanding the Complexities and Roles of Urban Community Colleges written by Everrett A. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Urban community colleges have experienced continuous growth over the past several years. Nevertheless, higher education as a field of study has been slow to stretch the study of these distinctive institutions and provide the kind of scholarly attention that would benefit their operation and service to students and their cities. We begin our volume by discussing the scholarship presented on urban community colleges over the past few decades. We define urbanicity in its complexities, including how urban cities present specific opportunities and challenges for community colleges. High population density, limited resources, competition from other colleges and universities, student makeup, and complex social and economic dynamics comprise the internal and external factors that make urban community colleges worthwhile institutions to study and support. Just as critical, considerations for how these variables influence community college operations and the outcomes they produce are essential for meaningful planning and micro and macro policymaking. The collection of articles in this issue brings us to one of the overarching recommendations we suggest in the leading article in this volume that is consistent with many of the chapters; there is a need for more systematic and rigorous data on urban community colleges." --
Download or read book Students in Urban Settings written by Richard C. Richardson and published by Study of Higher Education. This book was released on 1985 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Factors that affect the attainment of the baccalaureate degree by urban students are addressed. Attention is directed to: characteristics and aspirations of urban students attending public institutions in urban areas, problems and roles of urban community colleges and universities, performance of urban students, transfer from two- to four-year institutions, and ways to promote persistence to the baccalaureate degree. More poor people, more minorities, and more immigrants live in cities where the college-age population is still less than half as likely to enroll in college as their suburban counterparts. The problems of urban colleges include funding, student poverty, high attrition, school system failures, and confused missions. While urban community colleges and universities recognize the importance of the transfer student, problems in articulation remain. In assessing outcomes, consideration is given to the attainment of associate degrees, percentages of students who transfer, and the performance of transfer students. Progress in solving 10 problem areas affecting articulation is described, and policies to enhance transfer of community college students are recommended (e.g., university scholarships, joint faculty events, and counseling exchanges). (SW)
Download or read book Urban Multi unit Community Colleges written by Ernest G. Palola and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Making of an Urban Community College in a Union and Political Environment written by Dr. Willie J. Greer Kimmons and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manuscript will carefully discuss the beginning and turbulent struggle of Wayne County Community College in the 60s; the middle years of growth and pain of the 70s; the crisis of the 80s that almost closed the college; the growth in the 90s; and its current status of productivity and stability. In addition, the book will address community and instructional leaders roles, duties, responsibilities, and styles. Their commitments and obligations in the teaching, learning, and leadership development process will also be addressed. The document will demonstrate how to plan, how to develop your own leadership style, and how to inspire leadership in others. This body of work is an outgrowth of many years of discussions between citizens of Detroit; former students, teachers, and staff; political and community leaders; and the board of trustees and former presidents of Wayne County Community College in Detroit, Michigan, whom I owe a tremendous amount of admiration, respect, and appreciation too.
Download or read book Community Colleges as Cultural Texts written by Kathleen M. Shaw and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1999-09-02 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions whether, and how, community colleges confront the challenges of diversity and provide real opportunities for upward mobility.
Download or read book Gateways to Democracy Six Urban Community College Systems written by Raymond C. Bowen and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1999-11-12 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The nation's urban community college confront unique problems and challenges in fulfilling their missions. Enrolling large percentages of women, immigrants, and members of minority groups, these institutions serve as gateways to democracy for nontraditional students living in major cities of the United States. The urban community college struggles to preserve access and educational opportunity in a political environment that typically does not support coherent public policy or positive urban agendas. This volume ... contains six case studies of urban community college school systems in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, and Baltimore."--Publisher.
