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ERIC Number: EJ639677
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803
The Future: Mastering the Contradiction.
Alfred, Richard L.
Community College Journal, v72 n3 p10-14 Jan 2002
Argues that the post-September 11, 2001 economy has created a market with contradictory forces--the economy is decelerating at the same time consumer demands are accelerating. States that higher education is heavily impacted by these forces, and that community colleges must organize around contradiction, broaden the conception of resources, and build compelling change strategies. (NB)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Competition, Conflict, Economic Change, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Higher Education, Terrorism, Tuition, Two Year Colleges, War
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: September 11th Attacks