New Directions for Community Colleges · 2005 · 17 citations · 8 references
EducationTraditional Support ServicesManagementCommunity CollegeCollege PipelineSupport SystemsService StudyCommunity EngagementEducational ServiceHigher EducationCommunity DevelopmentStudent AffairCommunity Practice EducationService ScienceCommunity CollegesService DesignContemporary Community CollegeGuidance ServicesStudent Affairs
Abstract Student affairs practitioners must reconceptualize traditional support services in order to use the resources allocated to them more effectively, meet the needs of today's students, and increase their value to community colleges. This chapter identifies student affairs programs that are vital to the community college's mission, describes best practices in community college student affairs, and demonstrates why traditional support services are essential to the success of the contemporary community college.
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