The contradictory college : the conflicting origins, impacts, and futures of the community college /

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Annotation This book systematically analyzes the evidence on four key issues that have divided commentators on the community college: The community college's impact on students, business, and the universities; the factors behind its rise since 1900; the cause of its swift vocationalization afte...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dougherty, Kevin James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1994.
Series:SUNY series, frontiers in education.
Subjects:
Community colleges > United States.
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives > United States.
Higher education and state > United States.
Collèges communautaires > États-Unis.
Enseignement supérieur > Finalités > États-Unis.
Enseignement supérieur > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Community colleges
Education, Higher > Aims and objectives
Higher education and state
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Annotation This book systematically analyzes the evidence on four key issues that have divided commentators on the community college: The community college's impact on students, business, and the universities; the factors behind its rise since 1900; the cause of its swift vocationalization after 1960; and what direction the community college should take in the future.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 365 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-358) and index.
ISBN:0585062617
9780585062617
9780791419557
079141955X
9780791419564
0791419568
1438401442
9781438401447

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