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The American Community College, Third Edition
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ARTHUR M. COHEN is professor of higher education and director of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges at the University of California, Los Angeles. FLORENCE B. BRAWER is research director of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges.
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Foreword.

Background: Evolving Priorities and Expectations of the Community College.

Students: Diverse Backgrounds, Purposes, and Outcomes.

Faculty: Building a Professional Identity.

Governance and Administration: Managing the Community College.

Finances: Sustaining and Allocating Resources.

Instruction: Methods, Media, and Effects.

Student Services: Supporting Educational Objectives.

Career Education: Occupational Entry, Change, and Development.

Developmental Education: Enhancing Literary and Basic Skills.

Community Education: ExtAnding College Services and Training.

Collegiate Function: Transfer and the Liberal Arts.

General Education: Knowledge for Personal and Civic Life.

Scholarship: Research in and about Colleges.

The Social Role: A Response to the Critics.

Toward the Future: TrAnds, Challenges, and Obligations.

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