Working Knowledge: Learning and Education Reform

This book explores the potential for using work-based learning as part of a broad education reform strategy.
Community College Movement in Perspective: Teachers College Responds to the Truman Commission

This book examines the origins and early history of the American community college and the role played by Teachers College in that history.
Community Colleges in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

This chapter discusses the challenges of community colleges, trends leading to enrollment growth, and the controversy over mission expansion and offers suggestions for reform. A brief version is also available.
Developing Work-Based Learning Pedagogies
This book chapter examines the rise of the school-to-work movement in the late 1980s and continued throughout the 1990s, and discusses work-based learning pedagogies.
Credentials, Curriculum, and Access: The Debate Over Nurse Preparation
This monograph explores the nurse licensure debate, what is known about the programmatic differences between pre-licensure programs, and research on the job performance of ADN- and BSN-educated nurses.