Msg. #0799 Defending the Community College Equity Agenda (review)
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Richard Reis |
| Description: | "So then, should community colleges be praised for the important role they play in expanding opportunity for low-income, minority, and nontraditional-aged students? Or do they deserve the criticism they receive for diverting students from their ultimate goal-a four-year degree?" This posting is a review by Nathan Daun-Barnett of the book: Defending the Community College Equity Agenda, by edited by Thomas Bailey and Vanessa Smith Moriset The review is from the April-June 2007, Planning for Higher Education, 35(3): 83-85. |
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Closing paragraph From Closing Paragraph: "One can argue effectively that students are better off after each course they take or each degree they earn. From this perspective, defending the community college is defending the equity agenda. However, if equity is defined in part by student goals and the vast majority desire at least a bachelor's degree, then any function that inhibits student progress to a four-year degree provides a barrier to equity. As a profession we must decide how committed we are to the goal of equity and be clear at what level we believe equity can be achieved. Community colleges play a critical role in American higher education that Bailey and Moriset are right to defend. However, as institutional planners, policy makers, and college executives, we must be equally prepared to question what we do and how we do it. If equity is really our objective, then we should examine every aspect of what we do and focus our energy and resources on only those functions that help students achieve their goals." |
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| Publication Date: | May 2007 |
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| Download URL: | http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/postings/799.html |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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Tomorrow's Professor
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