New Directions for Community Colleges · 2006 · 53 citations · 3 references
EducationEducation PolicyHigher EducationCommunity EducationEducation ReformHigher Education LeadershipAccess In EducationCommunity AccessInstitutional MissionOpen LearningCollege Access PolicyCollege Access ReformExpansion Of AccessUniversity Mission
Abstract America's community colleges have a unique mission to provide open access and affordable education to all who desire to learn. Unfortunately, this core mission is being threatened by myriad economic, social, and political challenges that community college leaders must confront and overcome.
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G. John Ikenberry, Thomas L. Friedman · Foreign Affairs · 2005 · 4.3K citations