Community Colleges: Policy in the Future Context

Community Colleges: Policy in the Future Context
ISBN-10
1567505228
ISBN-13
9781567505221
Series
Community Colleges
Category
Education
Pages
294
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Authors
Susan B. Twombly, Barbara K. Townsend

Description

With the federal government's emphasis on workforce development, U.S. community colleges have become important entities in the national policy agenda and have taken on renewed importance to states. This book provides a critical analysis of various federal, state, and institutional policies affecting community colleges at the start of the 21st century. Addressed to anyone interested in the future of the community college, the book examines the national historical and cultural policy context affecting community colleges, including federal policies, state governance structures, and the impact of globalization. At the state level.

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