The creation and institutionalization of Junior Colleges in the United States, 1900-1980's -- Institutional ambiguity -- Overburdened and underfunded -- The Ambiguous legacy of the communitiy college
Summary
Community colleges hold immense promise if they can overcome their historical legacy and be re-institutionalized with unified missions, clear goals of educational success, and adequate financial resources. This book presents the history in all its complexity so that policy makers and practitioners might better understand the constraints of the past in an effort to realize the possibilities of the future
