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Demographics, State Education Reform Policies, and the Enduring Community College Role as an Extension of the Schools
Author(s) -
Palmer James C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.11110
Subject(s) - demographics , community college , curriculum , state (computer science) , open enrollment , extension (predicate logic) , political science , state policy , academic achievement , medical education , mathematics education , public administration , pedagogy , higher education , sociology , psychology , policy analysis , medicine , demography , algorithm , computer science , law , programming language
The significant number of recent high school graduates who move on to the community college, as well as state education reform policies that link student achievement in school to subsequent success in college, require community colleges to monitor student flow from the high schools and articulate curricula with the courses offered in local school districts.