Community College Models

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Raby, Rosalind Latiner (Editor), Valeau, Edward J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Higher education.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Educational Policy and Politics.; International and Comparative Education.; Higher Education.

Increasingly, students worldwide are seeking post-secondary education to acquire new skill-sets and credentials. There is an explosion of community college models that provide educational opportunities and alternative pathways for students who do not fit the traditional higher educational profile. T...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Community College Formation and Foundation
• Defining the Community College Model
• Globalization and Community College Model Development
• Community Colleges in the United States
• Introduction: Community College Models and Their Roles as Humanitarian Institutions
• From Education to Grassroots Learning: Towards a Civil Society Through Community Colleges in Taiwan
• Community Colleges and the Globalization of Higher Education in Postcolonial Zimbabwe
• Indian Community College System: Democratic Response to Globalization
• The Development of the Community College Model in Vietnam at the Time of the Country's Reorganization and International Integration
• Modeling Social Justice Through the Community College
• A Study of Community College Synchronization with the Educational Needs of Local People in Thailand
• Introduction: Economic Conditions Globally Shaping the Community College Models
• Community Colleges in China's Two Systems
• Challenges and Opportunities for Postsecondary Education and Training in Barbados, Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago
• Globalization of Higher Education and Community Colleges in Vietnam
• Technological Universities: A Relevant Educational Model for Mexico?
• A Critical Approach to the Community College Model in the Global Order: The College Universitaire Régional de Bambey (Senegal) as a Case Study
• The Case for Associate Degrees in Curaçao
• Introduction: Responding to Globalization: Reform in Higher Education
• Community-Based Folk High Schools in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
• Community Colleges Embracing Change: The Anglophone Caribbean Perspective
• The Junior College System of Belize
• Higher Education in Uganda: The Role of Community Colleges in Educational Delivery and Reform
• Community College Model: Desideratum in the South African Higher Education Landscape
• College–University Dialogue: From Confrontation to Cooperation
• “Reverse Transfer” Constraints upon Planning Post secondary Programs in Ontario, Canada
• The Community College at the Crossroads
• UK Case Studies of SpLDs and Widening Participation for Minority Groups
• A Multiple Streams Analysis of the Impact of Globalization: Case of a Russian Community College
• Pathways to Participation: A Comparative Study of Community College Entrepreneurial Educational Programs in the United States and Ireland
• Dissecting an International Partnership
• Introduction: Envisioning New Community College Models Internationally
• Community Colleges as Learning Centers for Migrant Workers in Manufacturing Areas in China
• Building a Knowledge-Based Society: The Role of Colleges in Uzbekistan
• Junior Colleges in the Islamic Republic of Iran
• A Liberal Arts Interdisciplinary Curriculum in Tajikistan
• Bhutanese Education Systems: A Look Toward the Future
• Globalization Theory and Policy Implications for Community College Leaders
• The Challenge of Change: International Adoption of Community College Models.