Community Colleges: The (Often Rocky) Path to the American Dream

Autor/in	Merrow, John
Titel	Community Colleges: The (Often Rocky) Path to the American Dream
Quelle	In: Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 39 (2007) 6, S.14-21 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-1383
Schlagwörter	Student Placement; Tests; Community Colleges; Democratic Values; Grade 10; Grade 11; Student Attitudes; Public Relations; Remedial Instruction; College Transfer Students; Higher Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerpraktikum; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Community college; Community College; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Schülerverhalten; Public relation work; Öffentlichkeitsarbeit; Förderkurs; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	In the nearly two years that the author spent on community-college campuses in California, New York, Illinois, and Colorado, he met hundreds of dedicated but often frustrated teachers and administrators. In this article, the author describes what he experienced in the community colleges, identifies the shortcomings of community colleges, and shares the stories of students and their dreams, where some of those dreams flourish while others withered and died. Based on what he saw over the two years he spent on community colleges, the author offers five recommendations for community colleges: (1) create a public-relations campaign; (2) give placement tests in the 11th and the 10th grade; (3) make remediation Job One, as Kay McClenney, who runs the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, said; (4) make transfer Job Two, ensuring that students have the help and encouragement they need to navigate the tricky terrain between two- and four-year colleges; and (5) make a concerted effort to connect with students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10