The NGO-ization of Community Colleges: One (More) Manifestation of Globalization

Autor/in	Quint-Rapoport, Mia
Titel	The NGO-ization of Community Colleges: One (More) Manifestation of Globalization
Quelle	In: College Quarterly, 9 (2006) 1, (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1195-4353
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Community Colleges; Global Approach; Economic Climate; Social Theories; Nongovernmental Organizations; International Programs; Foreign Countries; Organizational Culture; Institutional Mission; Role of Education; School Involvement; College Outcomes Assessment; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Globales Denken; Wirtschaftslage; Gesellschaftstheorie; Ausland; Unternehmenskultur; Bildungsauftrag; Schulmitwirkung; Kanada
Abstract	In this essay the author discusses the effects of globalization on Canadian community colleges. She applies contemporary social theories culled from the fields of feminism, geography and political science to understand one hidden manifestation of globalization in community colleges: involvement in global civil society via participation in international development projects. She begins by discussing the history of community colleges, highlighting their flexible missions, as a way of understanding how they have changed within the current socio-economic climate. She then presents evidence of community colleges participating in international development projects, and provides an analysis of what participation might signify on the broader social level. She ends with a call to understand more about these somewhat overlooked activities in order to ensure that they are carried out effectively whilst keeping in mind the needs of both "local" communities. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10