Democracy's College: The American Community College in the 21st Century--Framing the Issue
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| Title: | Democracy's College: The American Community College in the 21st Century--Framing the Issue |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Topper, Amelia M., Powers, Jeanne M. |
| Source: | Education Policy Analysis Archives. Feb 2013 21(14). |
| Availability: | Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Community Colleges, Democracy, Access to Education, Nontraditional Education, College Role, Two Year College Students, Student Diversity, Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| ISSN: | 1068-2341 |
| Abstract: | In this manuscript, the guest editors of the EPAA Special Issue on "Democracy's College: The American Community College in the 21st Century": a) introduce the background, history, and context of community colleges in the larger higher education landscape; b) summarize the three research papers and two video commentaries that were peer-reviewed and selected for inclusion in this special issue; and, c) discuss the individual contributions and major themes across the selected papers. Their importance is discussed in terms of each paper's insights for the general research on this topic and each paper's potential to inform community college research, practice, and policy. (Contains 2 footnotes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 17 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1015336 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In this manuscript, the guest editors of the EPAA Special Issue on "Democracy's College: The American Community College in the 21st Century": a) introduce the background, history, and context of community colleges in the larger higher education landscape; b) summarize the three research papers and two video commentaries that were peer-reviewed and selected for inclusion in this special issue; and, c) discuss the individual contributions and major themes across the selected papers. Their importance is discussed in terms of each paper's insights for the general research on this topic and each paper's potential to inform community college research, practice, and policy. (Contains 2 footnotes.) |
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| ISSN: | 1068-2341 |
