Opportunities and Challenges for the New Vocationalism

Vocational education assumes greater importance as community colleges expand their mission to address growing workforce, economic, and community needs. This chapter provides definitions, principles, and models to illuminate the meaning and importance of the new vocationalism in American community colleges.

This chapter was published in New Directions for Community Colleges: The New Vocationalism in American Community Colleges, vol. 2001, issue 115.