Levin looks at seven community colleges that have undergone organizational change in response to globalization. For each college, he examines three different effects of globalization: in the economic domain, the cultural domain, and the information domain. Essential reading for community college presidents, chief academic and finance officers, development and research directors, members of governing boards and all those committed to enhancing the mission of the community college.
Levin looks at seven community colleges that have undergone organizational change in response to globalization. For each college, he examines three di...
Long regarded as a local institution, the community college has become a globalized institution. It has been affected by global forces, and by the interpretations of organizational members to both global forces and to the responses of intermediaries. Globalization as a process finds an outlet within the community college where economic, cultural, and technological behaviors are advanced along lines consistent with and supportive of globalization. Furthermore, government actions have directed community colleges to respond and adapt to a global economy. In this book, seven community colleges...
Long regarded as a local institution, the community college has become a globalized institution. It has been affected by global forces, and by the int...
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.
John S. Levin, Susan T. Kater, and Richard L. Wagoner collectively argue that as community colleges organize themselves to respond to economic needs a...
Focusing on non-traditional students in higher education institutions, this new book from renowned scholar John Levin examines the extent to which community college students receive justice both within their institution and as an outcome of their education.
Focusing on non-traditional students in higher education institutions, this new book from renowned scholar John Levin examines the extent to which com...
This book employs a socio-cultural approach to study the organizational dynamics and experiences of self-formation that shape community college life. The authors use case studies to analyze both the symbolic dimension and practices that enable the production of educational experiences in seven community colleges across the U.S. Levin and Montero-Hernandez explain the construction of organizational identity and student development as a result of the connection between institutional forces and individual agency. This work emphasizes the forms and conditions of interaction among college...
This book employs a socio-cultural approach to study the organizational dynamics and experiences of self-formation that shape community college life. ...
This book examines seven higher education organizations, exploring their interconnected lines: organizational change and organizational stability. These lines are nested within historical, social, cultural, and political contexts of two nations--the US and Canada--two provinces and three states: Alberta, British Columbia, California, Hawai'i, and Washington. The author studies the development of the community college and the development of the university from community college origins, bringing to the forefront these seven individual stories. Addressing continuity and discontinuity and...
This book examines seven higher education organizations, exploring their interconnected lines: organizational change and organizational stability. The...
This book employs a socio-cultural approach to study the organizational dynamics and experiences of self-formation that shape community college life. The authors acknowledge both the collective and individual efforts of community college personnel to create caring community colleges that support nontraditional students.
This book employs a socio-cultural approach to study the organizational dynamics and experiences of self-formation that shape community college life. ...
Understanding Community Colleges provides a comprehensive review of the community college landscape--management and governance, finance, student demographics and development, teaching and learning, policy, faculty, and workforce development--and bridges the gap between research and practice. This contributed volume brings together highly respected scholars in the field for a rich and expansive analysis of community colleges. Written for students enrolled in Higher Education and Community College graduate programs, this exciting new edition covers the latest developments in community...
Understanding Community Colleges provides a comprehensive review of the community college landscape--management and governance, finance, student de...
Understanding Community Colleges provides a comprehensive review of the community college landscape--management and governance, finance, student demographics and development, teaching and learning, policy, faculty, and workforce development--and bridges the gap between research and practice. This contributed volume brings together highly respected scholars in the field for a rich and expansive analysis of community colleges. Written for students enrolled in Higher Education and Community College graduate programs, this exciting new edition covers the latest developments in community...
Understanding Community Colleges provides a comprehensive review of the community college landscape--management and governance, finance, student de...
