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ERIC Number: EJ549449
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
West Virginia Community Colleges.
Miller, Eldon L.; Dziagwa, Constance E.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v21 n4 p379-86 Jun 1997
Discusses efforts over the past 25 years to formalize the role of West Virginia's community colleges in the context of the state's rural character and low college graduation rates. Describes a reorganization following a 1987 study by the Carnegie Foundation and state legislation designed to fine tune the colleges' mission. (10 citations) (AJL)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Institutional Mission, Rural Education, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: West Virginia
Note: Theme issue topic: "Focus on America: Part III."