Broschiertes Buch

Alternative Pathways to the Baccalaureate

Do Community Colleges Offer a Viable Solution to the Nation's Knowledge Deficit?

Herausgeber: Remington, Nancy; Remington, Ronald

Beschreibung

This book may or may not convert those who are concerned about 'mission creep' of community colleges, but it sure will give them something to think about. This book provides some thoughts on how to create a new model going forward and it deserves serious consideration.

Autor

Nancy Remington holds a PhD from the University of Nevada in educational leadership. Her 30-year teaching experience in Nevada spans the spectrum of preschool through graduate school. As an English and education faculty member at Great Basin College, she developed and implemented the ?rst baccalaureate degree program in teacher education. Particularly passion-ate about effective professional development for teachers and administrators, she was the founding director of the Great Basin Writing Project and the Nevada Regional Professional Development Program. She has worked as an evaluator for the Northeastern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program, and currently, she serves on the Board of the Nevada Women's Fund, as an editor for the Community College Baccalaureate Association online journal The Journal of the New Comprehensive College as well as working as an educational consultant and as a ?eld director with the National Writing Project. Ronald Remington holds a PhD from the University of Nevada in cognitive psychology. With 35 years' experience as a faculty member and administrator in higher education in three states, he has served as a commissioner for Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and as president of two Nevada community colleges. During his tenure at Great Basin College and the Community College of Southern Nevada, he pioneered innovative baccalaureate degrees in education, applied sciences, professional studies, and dental hygiene. He currently works as an educational consultant and serves on the Board of Directors for the Community College Baccalaureate Association.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 335g
• ISBN-13: 9781579228750
• ISBN-10: 1579228755
• Artikelnr.: 36269102