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Community Colleges, Dream and Reality.
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Hurlburt, Allan S. – Community College Review, 1988
Reviews the guidelines created in 1950 for the development of North Carolina's community college system, and assesses how well the guidelines anticipated future needs. Reviews the achievements of the system with respect to vocational preparation, broad curricula, low tuition, conveniently located campuses, local initiative and control, and state…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Curriculum, College Role, Community Colleges
Steven Brint and Jerome Karabel's "The Diverted Dream--Community Colleges and the Promise of Educational Opportunity in America, 1900-1985": An Essay Review.
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Shearon, Ronald W. – Community College Review, 1989
Reviews the major contentions of Brint and Karabel's study of the growth and transformation of the American junior college from 1900 to 1985. While recognizing the scholarly contributions of the book, identifies questions that it does not consider and contests a number of conclusions. (DMM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment
The Community College and Democratic Ideals.
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Brint, Steven; Karabel, Jerome – Community College Review, 1989
Acknowledges the contributions of community colleges to the expansion of access to higher education, yet concludes that two-year colleges, especially since vocational education gained curricular predominance, have accentuated existing patterns of social inequality. Advocates the revitalization of transfer programs and the fostering of public…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Democratic Values