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The 13 ideas in this book were identified by a group of national leaders as the most significant ideas impacting the contemporary community college. The book is designed for trustees, administrators, faculty, policy makers, legislators, and community leaders who want to be better informed about the issues affecting our students and our nation.
List of contents
Foreword
Walter Bumphus
Preface
Terry U. O'Banion
Introduction: The Continuing Evolution of the American Community College
Terry U. O'Banion
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 O'Brien
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. O'Banion
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Index
About the author
Terry U. O’Banionserved as President of the League for Innovation in the Community College for 23 years, he was widely regarded as an idea champion who helped set the agenda for higher education in the 20th century. He has written 18 books and over 225 articles on community colleges, consulted in over 1,000 community colleges, and had five national awards established in his name
Summary
The 13 ideas in this book were identified by a group of national leaders as the most significant ideas impacting the contemporary community college. The book is designed for trustees, administrators, faculty, policy makers, legislators, and community leaders who want to be better informed about the issues affecting our students and our nation.
