Bridging the High School-College DivideBook Chapter by: Thomas Bailey — 2007Recent work has focused on the academic linkages between high school and college, with a focus on better connecting these parts of the educational system. This book chapter reviews three dominant strategies--remediation, dual enrollment, and the high school/college alignment movement.View AbstractThe National Academy Foundation's Career Academies: Shaping Postsecondary TransitionsBook Chapter by: Terry Orr, Thomas Bailey, Katherine L. Hughes, Gregory S. Kienzl & Melinda Mechur Karp — 2007The career academy model--a school-within-a-school, career-focused high school program of study often with related work experience--has spread rapidly throughout the US in the last 20 years. This book chapter examines the extent to which career academies deliver on their promises.View AbstractDual Enrollment/Dual Credit: Its Role in Career PathwaysBook Chapter by: Katherine L. Hughes, Melinda Mechur Karp, David Bunting & Janice Friedel — 2005This chapter in Dan Hull (Ed.)'s Career Pathways: Education with a Purpose (2005) explains the differences between articulation (which is predominant in typical Tech Prep consortia) and dual enrollment.View Abstract | Download the PDFNecessary but Not Sufficient: Higher Education Reform as a Strategy of Social MobilityBook Chapter by: Kevin Dougherty & David Karen — 2005This book chapter describes the individual benefits of higher education, the individuals who have access to them, and how the benefits are conferred. View AbstractDeveloping Work-Based Learning PedagogiesBook Chapter by: David Thornton Moore & Katherine L. Hughes — 2003Book chapter about developing work-based learning pedagogies; pertains to the school-to-work movement.View AbstractSchool to Work Opportunities Act and Postsecondary EducationBook Chapter by: Terry Orr & Debra Bragg — 2002This book chapter features a credible discussion of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act.View AbstractAccess to Higher EducationBook Chapter by: Gregory Anderson — 2002Book chapter discussing issues about access to higher education. View AbstractCommunity Colleges in the 21st Century: Challenges and OpportunitiesBook Chapter by: Thomas Bailey — 2002This informative book chapter discusses challenges of community colleges; trends leading to enrollment growth; the controversy over mission expansion; and offers suggestions for policy reform.View AbstractThe Evolving Community College: The Multiple
Mission DebateBook Chapter by: Thomas Bailey — 2002This book chapter explores future trends and concepts impacting multiple missions of community colleges.View AbstractCommunity CollegesBook Chapter by: Kevin Dougherty — 2002This book chapter focuses on the role of community colleges in education and society. View AbstractThe Community CollegeBook Chapter by: Kevin Dougherty — 2002This book chapter features an all-inclusive discussion of the role of community colleges in higher education.View AbstractThe Evolving Role of the Community College: Policy Issues and Research QuestionsBook Chapter by: Kevin Dougherty — 2002Book chapter about community college policy issues; discussion of research questions and methodological perspectives.View AbstractOccupational EducationBook Chapter by: W. Norton Grubb — 2002Illuminating book chapter about occupational education in higher education.View AbstractTransition to CollegeBook Chapter by: Debra Bragg — 2002This book chapter provides an in-depth account of current issues surrounding high-school to college transitions. View AbstractTech Prep and Postsecondary EducationBook Chapter by: Debra Bragg & Terry Orr — 2002This is an informative book chapter about issues pertaining to tech prep and postsecondary eduation.View AbstractWorkforce Development in the Information EconomyBook Chapter by: James Jacobs — 2002This book chapter discusses workforce development at community colleges.View AbstractSecond Chances in Changing Times: The Roles of Community Colleges in Advancing Low-Skilled WorkersBook Chapter by: W. Norton Grubb — 2001This book chapter describes how community colleges play a role in improving low-wage workers’ prospects.View AbstractState Policies and the Community College’s Role in Workforce PreparationBook Chapter by: Kevin Dougherty — 2001This book chapter provides a critical analysis of state policies affecting community colleges at the start of the 21st century. View AbstractThe Community College: The Origins, Impacts, and Futures of a Contradictory InstitutionBook Chapter by: Kevin Dougherty — 2001This book chapter offers a consummate account of the issues surrounding contradictory missions of the community college.View AbstractVocational and Occupational Education: Pedagogical Complexity, Institutional DiversityBook Chapter by: W. Norton Grubb & F. Achtenhagen — 2001This illuminating book chaper reveals pedagogical complexity and institutional diversity within vocational and occupational education.View AbstractClark Kerr: A Biographical ProfileBook Chapter by: Debra Bragg — 2001Book chaper detailing the biographical profile of economist/labor-management expert Clark Kerr. View AbstractPolicy Directions for K-14 Education - Looking to the FutureBook Chapter by: Terry Orr & Debra Bragg — 2001This book chapter offers insight into the future direction of policies shaping K-14 education. View AbstractIssues and Linkages for an Information-Based WorkplaceBook Chapter by: W. Norton Grubb — 2000This book chapter disscuses the increasing need for information-based workforce preparation in community collegesView AbstractMultiple Missions of Community CollegesBook Chapter by: Thomas Bailey — 2000This book chapter discusses multiple missions of community colleges in the age of digital technology.View AbstractConflict and ResolutionBook Chapter by: James Jacobs — 2000Book chapter about conflict and resolution for low-wage workers in our current economy.View AbstractPreparing Youth for EmploymentBook Chapter by: Thomas Bailey & Vanessa Smith Morest — 1998This book chapter, published by the American Youth Policy Forum, discusses shaky prospects for successful passages to productive adult lives.View Abstract |
