Community college missions: A theoretical and historical perspective

15 December 2006

journal article
Published by Wiley in New Directions for Community Colleges

Vol. 2006 (136) , 5-13
https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.254

Abstract

This chapter analyzes various ways of conceptualizing the missions of the community college, describes how those missions have varied over time and across geographical regions, and examines how missions complement and conflict with one another.

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