U.S. Community Colleges and Lessons for British Further Education

Part of the collected volume Colleges 2020, published by a U.K. think tank, this chapter provides an international comparison to British further education by discussing U.S. community colleges.
Bridging the High School-College Divide

This book chapter reviews three dominant strategies to create academic linkages between high school and college—remediation, dual enrollment, and the high school/college alignment movement.
The National Academy Foundation’s Career Academies: Shaping Postsecondary Transitions

This chapter examines the extent to which career academies deliver on their promises.
Defending the Community College Equity Agenda

In this book, CCRC researchers analyze how colleges have tried to improve their performance with respect to low-income students, students of color, and nontraditional students.
ASHE Reader on Community Colleges

This book is a compilation and analysis of research on community colleges.