Themes and overview -- From comprehensive community college to nouveau college -- The scholarly literature, the theoretical bases, and research methods -- Faculty and institutional management and government -- Faculty use of instructional technology and distributed learning / Veronica Diaz and John Cheslock -- Part-time community college faculty as new economy temporary labor -- Corporatism and neo-liberal ideology: the value and meanings of faculty work -- In their own words -- The professional identity of community college faculty
Summary
John S. Levin, Susan T. Kater, and Richard L. Wagoner collectively argue that as community colleges organize themselves to respond to economic needs and employer demands, and as they rely more heavily upon workplace efficiencies such as part-time labor, they turn themselves into businesses or corporations and threaten their social and educational mission
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index
