Bücher von J. Levin

Long regarded as a local institution, the community college has become a globalized institution. Globalization as a process finds an outlet within the community college where economic, cultural, and technological behaviors are advanced along lines consistent with and supportive of globalization.

This book employs a socio-cultural approach to study the organizational dynamics and experiences of self-formation that shape community college life. The authors acknowledge both the collective and individual efforts of community college personnel to create caring community colleges that support nontraditional students.

John S. Kater, and Richard L. Wagoner collectively argue that as community colleges organize themselves to respond to economic needs and employer demands, and as they rely more heavily upon workplace efficiencies such as part-time labor, they turn themselves into businesses or corporations and threaten their social and educational mission.