Community College Models: Globalization and Higher Education Reform

ISBN-13: 9781402094767 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 634 str.

Rosalind Latiner Raby; Edward J. Valeau

Opis

Increasingly, students worldwide are seeking post-secondary education to acquire new skill-sets and credentials. There is an explosion of community college models that provide educational opportunities and alternative pathways for students who do not fit the traditional higher educational profile. This book focuses on economic models to help local and national economies develop strong workforce training, humanitarian models to bring about social mobility and peace, transformative models to help institutions expand and keep up with societal needs, and newly created models that respond to the educational and training needs of a constantly changing world. These models seek to capture the imagination of those who are committed to learning about what works in higher education and in particular, the impact community college models are having on the changing nature of world social, political and economic landscapes. With contributors representing 30 countries, this book presents an international perspective.

Spis treści

Foreword ......................................................................................................... vii Preface ............................................................................................................. ix Part I Introduction: Community College Formation and Foundation 1 Defi ning the Community College Model .............................................. 3 Rosalind Latiner Raby 2 Globalization and Community College Model Development ............. 21 Rosalind Latiner Raby 3 Community Colleges in the United States ........................................... 39 Arthur M. Cohen Part II Introduction: Community College Models and Their Roles as Humanitarian Institutions 4 From Education to Grassroots Learning: Towards a Civil Society Through Community Colleges in Taiwan ... 51 Amy Shi-min Chen and Wei-ni Wang 5 Community Colleges and the Globalization of Higher Education in Postcolonial Zimbabwe.................................. 71 Douglas Mpondi 6 Indian Community College System: Democratic Response to Globalization ................................................ 79 Xavier Alphonse S.J. and Edward Valeau 7 The Development of the Community College Model in Vietnam at the Time of the Country’s Reorganization and International Integration ............................................................... 91 Dang Ba Lam and Nguyen Huy Vi 8 Modeling Social Justice Through the Community College ................ 117 Robert DeBard and Tamara Rice 9 A Study of Community College Synchronization with the Educational Needs of Local People in Thailand ................... 135 Pattanida Punthumasen and Takayoshi Maki Part III Introduction: Economic Conditions Globally Shaping the Community CollegeModels 10 Community Colleges in China’s Two Systems .................................... 157 Gerard Postiglione 11 Challenges and Opportunities for Postsecondary Education and Training in Barbados, Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago ......................................................................... 173 Laurence Wolff 12 Globalization of Higher Education and Community Colleges in Vietnam ............................................................................... 197 Diane E. Oliver, Pham Xuan Thanh, Paul A. Elsner, Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuong, and Do Quoc Trung 13 Technological Universities: A Relevant Educational Model for Mexico? ................................................................................. 219 Marisol Silva Laya 14 A Critical Approach to the Community College Model in the Global Order: The College Universitaire Régional de Bambey (Senegal) as a Case Study ........................................................ 235 Barrel Gueye and Ibra Sene 15 The Case for Associate Degrees in Curaçao ........................................ 253 Rosita Tormala-Nita and Gilbert Cijntje Part IV Introduction: Responding to Globalization: Reform in Higher Education 16 Community-Based Folk High Schools in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark ........................................................................... 279 Sylvia S. Bagley and Val D. Rust 17 Community Colleges Embracing Change: The Anglophone Caribbean Perspective .............................................. 299 Jeanette Grant-Woodham and Camille Morris 18 The Junior College System of Belize .................................................... 321 Olda Hoare and Donald A. Dellow 19 Higher Education in Uganda: The Role of