The Identity Crisis of the Community College
A Dilemma in a Dialectic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9010432 |
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| Authors | Robert B Young (0000-0001-7485-0604, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 333-342 |
| Publication date | 1977-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.1977.11780363 |
| OpenAlex | W2028118372, W4231951213 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
The identity crisis of the community college is explored in an analysis of the writings of ten community college leaders. A dialectic between elitist and egalitarian ideals in higher education might explain the identity crisis. Different models of the community college identity are hypothesized: an ideal egalitarian model, which is favored by the leaders, an elitist ideal, which might be favored by many community college faculty, and an opportunity model, which reflects the dialectic of ideals in the real community college
Aesthetics · Community college · Dialectic · Dilemma · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept · Ideal (ethics · Identity (music · Identity crisis · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Academic Freedom and Politics · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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