John Dewey and the Future of Community College Education
Clifford P. Harbour, "John Dewey and the Future of Community College Education"
English | ISBN: 1441172920 | 2014 | 192 pages | PDF | 1163 KB
English | ISBN: 1441172920 | 2014 | 192 pages | PDF | 1163 KB
'Honorable Mention' 2016 PROSE Award - Education Theory
Today, community colleges enroll 40% of all undergraduates in the United States. In the years ahead, these institutions are expected to serve an even larger share of this student population. However, faced with increasing government pressure to significantly improve student completion rates, many community colleges will be forced to reconsider their traditional commitment to expand educational opportunity. Community colleges, therefore, are at a crossroads. Should they focus on improving student completion rates and divert resources from student recruitment programs? Should they improve completion rates by closing developmental studies programs and limiting enrollment to college-ready students? Or, can community colleges simultaneously expand educational opportunity and improve student completion?
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