Preliminaries -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Governmental Policies Affecting Community Colleges -- 2 Federal Policies and Community Colleges A Mix of Federal and Local Influences -- 3 Statewide Governance Structures and Two Year Colleges -- 4 Accountability in Community Colleges Looking toward the 21st Century -- 5 The Buffered and the Buffeted Institution Globalization and the Community College -- 6 Policy Directions for K-14 Education-Looking to the Future -- 7 State Policies and the Community College's Role in Workforce Preparation -- 8 State Dual Credit Policy and Its Implications for Community Colleges Lessons from Missouri for the 21st Century -- 9 Statewide Transfer and Articulation Policies Current Practices and Emerging Issues -- 10 Reframing Remediation as a Systemic Phenomenon A Comparative Analysis of Remediation in Two States -- 11 Teaching and Learning in the New Information Age State System Policies for Technology -- 12 SUNY General Education Reform and the Community Colleges -- 13 Institutional Policies That Promote Persistence among First Year Community College Students -- Conclusion The Future of Community College Policy in the 21st Century -- Index -- About the Editors and Contributors.

This text addresses the various federal, state, and institutional policies affecting community colleges and speculates about future policy options within the current policy context.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.