Community College
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Regina Deil‐amen (0000-0002-8982-0405), Tenisha L Tevis (0000-0002-8963-280X), Tenisha Tevis, Jinchun Yu |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosc077 |
| OpenAlex | W4248139186 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
Although American community colleges (formerly known as junior colleges) have existed since the late nineteenth century, little sociological attention has been paid to these institutions until recently. The conceptual frameworks that do exist highlight the juxtaposition of the community college's function of expanding access to higher education while also limiting opportunity for many students
Community college · Conceptual framework · Function (biology · Limiting · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Engineering · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology
Beyond College for All
Between Two Worlds
The Diverted Dream
Power and ideology in education
The American Community College
Growth of an American Invention
The Social Prerequisites of Success
Market Rhetoric Versus Reality in Policy and Practice
The Unintended Consequences of Stigma-Free Remediation
Students' Characteristics that Facilitate the Transfer from Two-Year to Four-Year Colleges
The 'Cooling-Out' Function in Higher Education
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |