How Community Colleges Can Work for World Peace

Autor/in	Smith, David J.
Titel	How Community Colleges Can Work for World Peace
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 54 (2007) 9, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Conflict; College Programs; Peace; Teaching Methods; International Cooperation; International Relations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Konflikt; Studienprogramm; Frieden; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Internationale Beziehungen
Abstract	The important contributions that community colleges make to American society are well known and documented, but many people may not be aware of the huge influence that community colleges are having overseas. The U.S. model of the two-year college with a vocational emphasis is being exported, and foreign institutions that focus on career education in health care, law enforcement, business, and other fields are benefiting. Community-college programs are dealing with critical social and business needs overseas, broadening cultural awareness and increasing global collaboration. The writer advocates that community colleges, with their diverse populations, are well-suited to develop innovative teaching approaches that would be highly effective abroad. Challenges identified by Smith for improving conditions in conflict-ridden societies include: (1) Need for community-college governing boards to take on this task as part of their missions; (2) Identification of funding sources; and (3) Establishing international partnerships to provide security and logistical support. It is time, avers the writer, for community colleges to transform their notion of "community" to include regions of the world that are seeking solutions to the problems of global conflict and violence, especially in societies that are emerging from war. In this way, community colleges can make significant and lasting contributions to world peace. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10