0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Colleges of higher education

Buy Now

Community Colleges Worldwide - Investigating the Global Phenomenon (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R4,268
Discovery Miles 42 680
Community Colleges Worldwide - Investigating the Global Phenomenon (Hardcover, New): Alexander W. Wiseman, Anuradha Sachdev,...

Community Colleges Worldwide - Investigating the Global Phenomenon (Hardcover, New)

Alexander W. Wiseman, Anuradha Sachdev, Thomas Janis, Audree Chase-Mayoral; Series edited by Alexander W. Wiseman

Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R4,268 Discovery Miles 42 680 | Repayment Terms: R400 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days

This volume of the "International Perspectives on Education and Society" series comparatively examines various two-year and community college institutions worldwide. While these institutions are called by different names and may not all be structured the same around the world, their core mission remains consistently: to respond to the needs of their local community. Inspired by the German Volkshochschule, founded in 1844, this model is now throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, India, South Africa, Thailand and other nations. While the community college "label" is debatable and possibly controversial in and of itself, these institutions all serve the needs of their local communities by bridging the gap between academic and technical training with open and accessible learning. Students served by these institutions come from various socioeconomic backgrounds including age, race, culture, gender, and income levels. Two-year and community colleges adapt and institutionalize differently to meet various community needs, whether they provide students with technical training, the ability to transfer to four-year higher education institutions, remedial education or lifelong learning opportunities. This volume analyzes the ways this model has served and continues to serve communities in different international contexts for similar purposes.

General

Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: International Perspectives on Education and Society
Release date: November 2012
First published: 2012
Editors: Alexander W. Wiseman • Anuradha Sachdev • Thomas Janis • Audree Chase-Mayoral
Series editors: Alexander W. Wiseman
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 350
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-78190-230-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Colleges of higher education
Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Adult education
Promotions
LSN: 1-78190-230-5
Barcode: 9781781902301

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Writing a Watertight Thesis - Structure…
Mike Bottery, Nigel Wright, … Hardcover R2,340 Discovery Miles 23 400
New Power University, The - The social…
Jonathan Grant Paperback R632 Discovery Miles 6 320
Examining the Impact of Community…
Stephanie J. Jones, Dimitra Jackson Smith Hardcover R5,043 Discovery Miles 50 430
British Labour and Higher Education…
Tom Steele Hardcover R6,291 Discovery Miles 62 910
STEM Models of Success - Programs…
J Luke Wood, Robert T Palmer Hardcover R3,053 Discovery Miles 30 530
Community College Teacher Preparation…
Mark D'amico, Chance W. Lewis Hardcover R2,743 Discovery Miles 27 430
Changing Higher Education for a Changing…
Claire Callender, William Locke, … Hardcover R3,900 Discovery Miles 39 000
Early Career Teachers in Higher…
Jody Crutchley, Zaki Nahaboo, … Hardcover R3,541 Discovery Miles 35 410
Education, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Lala Demirdjian Hardcover R6,292 Discovery Miles 62 920
Pursuing Teaching Excellence in Higher…
Margaret Wood, Feng Su Hardcover R3,546 Discovery Miles 35 460
Polling Students for School Improvement…
Paris S. Strom, Robert D. Strom Hardcover R3,044 Discovery Miles 30 440
The Future of Higher Education - Policy…
Les Bell, Mike Neary, … Hardcover R6,291 Discovery Miles 62 910

See more

Partners