America's community colleges are experiencing the most creative and substantive period of transformation in their 118-year history. There has never been so much research, so much support from foundations, and so much commitment from national leaders to reimagine community colleges for today and for the future. 13 Ideas that Are Transforming the Community College World, edited by Terry U. O'Banion, is the seminal work that captures the major ideas faced by community college leaders in this period of transformation. The book includes 23 authors representing 12 national organizations, perhaps the most significant and substantive list of individuals ever to participate in an edited book on the community college. Each author is a nationally-recognized authority on his or her chapter, and all have played major roles as leaders of national organizations.
Foreword Walter Bumphus Preface Terry U. O'Banion Introduction: The Continuing Evolution of the American Community College Terry U. O'Banion Section I: Ideas as National Initiatives Chapter 1: The Learning Paradigm George Boggs Chapter 2: Community Colleges and the Ladder of Student Success Suzanne Walsh & Mark Milliron Chapter 3: The Community College Promise Movement: Opportunity, Affordability, and Success Martha Kanter & Andra Armstrong Chapter 4: Guided Pathways to College Completion and Equity Kay McClenney Chapter 5: The Community College Baccalaureate Movement: Evolutionary and Revolutionary Deborah Floyd & Michael Skolnik Section II: Ideas as Internal Functions Chapter 6: Institutional Effectiveness: From Intuition to Evidence Barbara Gellman-Danley & Eric Martin Chapter 7: From Recognition, Reform, and Convergence in Developmental Education Bruce Vandal Chapter 8: The Evolving Mission of Workforce Development in the Community College Jim Jacobs & Jennifer Worth Chapter 9: Eliminating the Gap between High School and College: What the Next Generation of Transition Programs Must Do Joel Vargas, Michael Collins, Sarah Hooker, & Ana Bertha Gutierrez Chapter 10: Demography as Opportunity Nikki Edgecombe Section III: Overarching Ideas Chapter 11: Catching the Waves: Technology in the Community College Mark Milliron & John O'Brien Chapter 12: Transformative Leadership Wanted: Making Good on the Promise of the Open Door Margaretta Mathis & John Roueche Chapter 13: Using Data to Monitor What Matters: A New Role for Trustees Byron McClenney Epilogue: The Missing Transformative Idea Terry U. O'Banion About the Editor About the Contributors Index
Foreword Walter Bumphus Preface Terry U. O'Banion Introduction: The Continuing Evolution of the American Community College Terry U. O'Banion Section I: Ideas as National Initiatives Chapter 1: The Learning Paradigm George Boggs Chapter 2: Community Colleges and the Ladder of Student Success Suzanne Walsh & Mark Milliron Chapter 3: The Community College Promise Movement: Opportunity, Affordability, and Success Martha Kanter & Andra Armstrong Chapter 4: Guided Pathways to College Completion and Equity Kay McClenney Chapter 5: The Community College Baccalaureate Movement: Evolutionary and Revolutionary Deborah Floyd & Michael Skolnik Section II: Ideas as Internal Functions Chapter 6: Institutional Effectiveness: From Intuition to Evidence Barbara Gellman-Danley & Eric Martin Chapter 7: From Recognition, Reform, and Convergence in Developmental Education Bruce Vandal Chapter 8: The Evolving Mission of Workforce Development in the Community College Jim Jacobs & Jennifer Worth Chapter 9: Eliminating the Gap between High School and College: What the Next Generation of Transition Programs Must Do Joel Vargas, Michael Collins, Sarah Hooker, & Ana Bertha Gutierrez Chapter 10: Demography as Opportunity Nikki Edgecombe Section III: Overarching Ideas Chapter 11: Catching the Waves: Technology in the Community College Mark Milliron & John O'Brien Chapter 12: Transformative Leadership Wanted: Making Good on the Promise of the Open Door Margaretta Mathis & John Roueche Chapter 13: Using Data to Monitor What Matters: A New Role for Trustees Byron McClenney Epilogue: The Missing Transformative Idea Terry U. O'Banion About the Editor About the Contributors Index
