Handbook on the Community College in America: Its History, Mission, and Management Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Pt. 1	Historical Development of the Community College	1
	Seven Streams in the Historical Development of the Modern American Community College	3
	Evolution of Junior Colleges into Community Colleges	17
	The Fortunes of the Transfer Function: Community Colleges and Transfer 1900-1990	28
	The Shifting Focus in Determining the Legal Status of the American Community College	41
	The Community College Mission	60
	The Evolution of State Systems of Community Colleges in the United States	74
	Hispanics and Community Colleges	82
	Women and Leadership	94
Pt. 2	The Mission and Functions of the Community College	109
	The Mission and Functions of the Community College: An Overview	111
	Improving Transfer Effectiveness	123
	Synthesis of Literature Related to Tech-Prep Outcomes	137
	Synthesis of the Literature on the Community Services Function Assumed by Community Colleges to Meet the Needs of Local Communities and Citizens over the Life Cycle	151
	Remedial/Developmental Education: Past, Present, and Future	161
	Challenges Facing the Urban Community College: A Literature Review	176
	Rural Community Colleges: Meeting the Challenges of the 1990s	190
Pt. 3	Curriculum and Instructional Development in the Community College	203
	Teaching for Learning: Instructional Development and Change in Two-Year Colleges	205
	The Historical Development of Academic Programs in Community Colleges	218
	Educational Technology in Community Colleges	227
Pt. 4	Leading and Managing the Community College	243
	Research and Practice on Shared Governance and Participatory Decision Making	245
	Linked in Governance: The Role of the President and the Board of Trustees in the Community College	259
	Leadership Skills for Participative Governance	268
	Institutional Effectiveness as a Leadership and Management Process	284
	Understanding the Many Contexts of the Two-Year College	297
	A Synthesis of the Research on the Community College and the Legislative Process at the State Level	309
	Entrepreneurial Management in American Community Colleges: Theory and Practice	319
Pt. 5	Resource Development in the Community College	331
	Resource Development in the Community College: The Evolution of Resource Policy Development for Community Colleges as Related to Support from Local, State, and Federal Governments	333
	The Development of a Structure to Link the Fiscal Function to Strategic Planning in Community Colleges	340
	Building Budgets for Effective Resource Utilization	350
	Community College Resource Development: Foundations and Fund-Raising	360
Pt. 6	Human Resource Management in the Community College	375
	Human Resource Management Issues in Community Colleges	377
	Management of Human Resources in the Community College	386
Pt. 7	The Community College Faculty	397
	The Preparation, Screening, and Selection of Community College Faculty Members	399
	Maxims for Excellence in Teaching: Reaching the Underserved	410
	Faculty Practices and Attitudes as Teachers and Scholars: A Review of Research	423
Pt. 8	Student Development in the Community College	437
	Synthesis of Literature Related to Historical and Current Functions of Student Services	439
	Diversity Among Community College Student Populations	454
	Marketing the Vision: A Structured Approach to Marketing Higher Education	462
	Student Assessment in the Community College and the Use of Technology in Testing	474
	The Role of Student Services in the Response to Reduced Support	485
Pt. 9	External Forces and the Community College	493
	The Articulation Function of the Community College	495
	Expanding Partnerships Between Community Colleges and Business/Industry as a Tool for Economic Development	508
	Enhancing the Image of the Community College Through Public Relations	523
	The Impact of Proprietary Schools on the Viability of Community Colleges	535
Pt. 10	The Future of the Community College	547
	A Synthesis of the Literature on Understanding the New Vision for Community College Culture: The Concept of Building Community	549
	New Wave Students and the Community College	565
	A Paradigm Shift to Team Leadership in the Community College	580
	Strategic Management of Community College in a Dynamic Environment	589
	The Challenges and Obligations Facing Community Colleges in the Twenty-First Century: A Community-Based Perspective	603
	The Role of Communication and Technology in the Community College in the Twenty-First Century	615
	How Critics View the Community College's Role in the Twenty-First Century	624
	Globalization of the American Community College	637
	Bibliographic Essay	649
	Index	653
	About the Contributors	673