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Public community colleges in the United States enroll approximately 6 million students, about 45 percent of all undergraduates. These students are taught by nearly four hundred thousand full- and part-time faculty members, about whom little is known. The community college professoriate is truly overlooked in the research on postsecondary faculty. When community college faculty are studied, they are often examined through lenses more appropriate for four-year faculty.

This volume provides a broad overview of community college faculty: who they are, what they do, and what factors affect...

Studying abroad has become a key educational means for preparing graduates with the intercultural competencies needed to succeed in our global economy. The federal government, business community, and higher education sector are united in their belief that study abroad is critical to such success.

This monograph seeks to address two fundamental questions:

• Who studies abroad (or who does not) and why?
• What are the outcomes of study abroad?

Increasing and broadening study abroad participation have proven particularly challenging, and the authors...