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Defending the Community College Equity Agenda
Bailey, Thomas; Morest, Vanessa Smith
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Description for Defending the Community College Equity Agenda
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 305 pages, 1, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Community 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 ... Read more
Community 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Number of Pages
305
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801884474
SKU
V9780801884474
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About Bailey, Thomas; Morest, Vanessa Smith
Thomas 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.
Reviews for Defending the Community College Equity Agenda
Community college leaders, researchers, and policy makers will all find this book useful and thought provoking.
Pamela L. Eddy Review of Higher Education 2007 The book provides a nuanced, qualitative look at several critical and controversial community college activities.
Barbara K. Townsend Journal of College Student Development 2008 Defending the Community College Equity Agenda stands out from most ... Read more
Pamela L. Eddy Review of Higher Education 2007 The book provides a nuanced, qualitative look at several critical and controversial community college activities.
Barbara K. Townsend Journal of College Student Development 2008 Defending the Community College Equity Agenda stands out from most ... Read more