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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gail O'Connor Mellow; Cynthia M Heelan |
| ISBN: | 9780742562929 0742562921 |
| OCLC Number: | 182779260 |
| Description: | xviii, 335 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | An overview of the American community college -- Community colleges: private benefit or public good? -- Financing community colleges -- Measuring community college effectiveness -- Governance -- A changed pedagogy -- Leadership to guide the dream -- Global adaptations: international implications of the American community college model -- Developmental studies -- The transfer experience -- Economic and workforce development -- English as a second language -- Programmatic challenges of diverse demographics. |
| Responsibility: | Gail O. Mellow and Cynthia Heelan. |
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Community college trustees are a passionate force behind one of America's greatest innovations - the community college. Minding the Dream is a must-read for anyone in a position to effect change within communities and states, including higher education policymakers at all levels. -- J. Noah Brown, president and CEO, Association of Community College Trustees The exceptional value of Minding the Dream is that it was written by insiders, giving us a relatively rare opportunity to hear from leaders who live the story they have written. They know the successes and they know the challenges firsthand. They are not afraid to address sensitive topics such as undocumented immigration and the failures of the U.S. education system from pre-kindergarten through graduate school, including those of community colleges. -- George R. Boggs, President, American Association of Community Colleges From The Foreword Minding the Dream reminds us of our past successes, and it challenges us to take the essential steps necessary to advance the community college movement. Written by passionate and committed practitioners who understand the essence of community colleges, Minding the Dream should be required reading to assure deep understanding of our unique place in the educational system, not only for current leaders, but for those to whom we will pass the baton. -- Mary Spilde, President, Lane Community College This book picks up on a new set of issues on which the future of the communitiy college now seems to turn...Its vision and passion are appealing...Many of the chapters will be eye-openers for people not fully immersed in the community college world. Change, The Magazine Of Higher Learning, September 2008 For 11.6 million students nationwide on over 1200 campuses, community colleges serve a uniquely valuable niche. They provide first-rate education to aspiring Americans, they grow the middle class and they energize our democracy. -- Senator Charles E. Schumer, D-New York Read more...
