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The piedmont Virginia community college experience in general education
Author(s) -
Dicroce Deborah M.,
Perkins David R.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.36819959209
Subject(s) - community college , restructuring , context (archaeology) , general education , work (physics) , sociology , pedagogy , political science , public administration , management , medical education , engineering , geography , archaeology , medicine , mechanical engineering , law , economics
Abstract The authors address the institutional context, goals, philosophy,external constraints, and assessment implications of the general education program at Piedmont Virginia Community College.They offer four pieces of advice for institutions beginning their work in general education– namely, owneship, turf, larger external connections, and curricular restructuring.