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Providing critical as well as pragmatic analysis, this volume examines the education programs that form an integral part of U. S. community colleges and their models abroad. The book's 15 original essays examine a variety of international and inter/multicultural education programs at selected North American community colleges and explore how the U. S. community college model is utilized in other nations. The book includes 11 tables/charts, three maps, four diagrams/figures and a subject index.
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Contents *International, Intercultural, and Multicultural Perspectives of Community Colleges in the United States, Rosalind Latiner Raby *International Development Community Self-help Projects: A Humanistic Perspective, Jean Cook *From Aid to Trade: New Trends in International Education, Kathy Higgins and Daniel Schugurensky *Weaving the American Tapestry: Multicultural Education in Community Colleges, Naomi Okumura Story *Internationalizing the Curriculum: Ideals vs. Reality, Rosalind Latiner Raby *Study Abroad in the Pacific Islands: More Than an International Experience, Sharon Narimatsu and Robert W. Franco *Reform and Quality Assurance in British and American Higher Education, Ruth Burgos-Sasscer and David Collins *Building Consensus for International and Multicultural Programs: The Role of Presidential Leadership, Evan S. Dobelle and James H. Mullen *The Role of the Community College in Countering Conflict in Multicultural Societies, Cornelia H. van der Linde *Assessing the Relevance of American Community College Models in Japan, Tina Yamano and John N. Hawkins *Egyptian Community Colleges: A Case Study, Amin A. Elmallah, Kal Gezi & Hassan Abdel Hamid Soliman *Michalalot Ezoriyot: Regional Colleges in Israel: Challenges, Promises and Prospects of an Alternative Model in Higher Education, Yaacov Iram *A Review of Community College Development in South Africa, Mbuyiselwa Silas Zuma *A Final Word, Norma Tarrow
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Tarrow, Norma; Raby, Rosalind Latiner
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Providing critical as well as pragmatic analysis, this volume examines the education programs that form an integral part of U. S. community colleges and their models abroad. The book's 15 original essays examine a variety of international and inter/multicultural education programs at selected North American community colleges and explore how the U. S. community college model is utilized in other nations. The book includes 11 tables/charts, three maps, four diagrams/figures and a subject index.
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"Essential for graduate courses for two-year college leaders in the philosophy and sociology of education." -- Choice
