Beschreibung
Americas community colleges are experiencing the most creative and substantive period of transformation in their 118-year history. There has never been so much research, so much support from foundations, and so much commitment from national leaders to reimagine community colleges for today and for the future.13 Ideas that Are Transforming the Community College World,edited by Terry U. OBanion, is the seminal work that captures the major ideas faced by community college leaders in this period of transformation. The book includes 23 authors representing 12 national organizations, perhapsthe most significant and substantive list of individuals ever to participate in an edited book on the community college. Each author is a nationally-recognized authority on his or her chapter, and all have played major roles as leaders of national organizations.
Autorenportrait
Terry OBanion has worked in the community college field for 55 years as one of the leading spokespersons on leadership, innovation, learning, and student success. President of the League for Innovation for 23 years, OBanion has written 16 books and over 200 articles, consulted in over 1,000 community colleges, and has been recognized by five national awards established in his name.
Inhalt
Foreword
Walter Bumphus
Preface
Terry U. OBanion
Introduction: The Continuing Evolution of the American Community College
Terry U. OBanion
Section I: Ideas as National Initiatives
Chapter 1: The Learning Paradigm
George Boggs
Chapter 2: Community Colleges and the Ladder of Student Success
Suzanne Walsh& Mark Milliron
Chapter 3: The Community College Promise Movement: Opportunity, Affordability, and Success
Martha Kanter& Andra Armstrong
Chapter 4: Guided Pathways to College Completion and Equity
Kay McClenney
Chapter 5: The Community College Baccalaureate Movement: Evolutionary and Revolutionary
Deborah Floyd& Michael Skolnik
Section II: Ideas as Internal Functions
Chapter 6: Institutional Effectiveness: From Intuition to Evidence
Barbara Gellman-Danley& Eric Martin
Chapter 7: From Recognition, Reform, and Convergence in Developmental Education
Bruce Vandal
Chapter 8: The Evolving Mission of Workforce Development in the Community College
Jim Jacobs& Jennifer Worth
Chapter 9: Eliminating the Gap between High School and College: What the Next Generation of Transition Programs Must Do
Joel Vargas, Michael Collins, Sarah Hooker,& Ana Bertha Gutierrez
Chapter 10: Demography as Opportunity
Nikki Edgecombe
Section III: Overarching Ideas
Chapter 11: Catching the Waves: Technology in the Community College
Mark Milliron& John OBrien
Chapter 12: Transformative Leadership Wanted: Making Good on the Promise of the Open Door
Margaretta Mathis& John Roueche
Chapter 13: Using Data to Monitor What Matters: A New Role for Trustees
Byron McClenney
Epilogue: The Missing Transformative Idea
Terry U. OBanion
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Index
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