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Title Applied and workforce baccalaureates / Deborah L. Floyd, Rivka A. Felsher, and Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, editors ; Arthur M. Cohen, editor-in-chief
Published San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (108 pages) : map
Series New directions for community colleges, 0194-3081 ; no. 158
New directions for community colleges ; no. 158. 0194-3081
Contents Applied and workforce baccalaureate models / Deborah L. Floyd, Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, Rivka A. Felsher -- Articulation to and from the applied associate degree: challenges and opportunities / Jan M. Ignash -- Washington State's model and programs: applied baccalaureate degrees at community and technical colleges / Christy England-Siegerdt, Michelle Andreas -- The evolution of workforce baccalaureate degrees in Florida / Judith Bilsky, Ian Neuhard, Mary G. Locke -- The applied and workforce baccalaureate at South Texas College: specialized workforce development addressing economic development / Juan E. Mejia -- The work experience component of an Ontario College baccalaureate program / Marguerite M. Donohue, Michael L. Skolnik -- Why applied baccalaureates appeal to working adults: from national results to promising practices / Debra Bragg, Collin Ruud -- Institutional challenges of applied and workforce baccalaureate programs / Richard L. Wagoner, Carlos Ayon -- Graduate education issues and challenges: community college applied and workforce baccalaureates / Deborah L. Floyd, Rivka A. Felsher, Linda Catullo
Summary Are applied and workforce baccalaureate degrees offered by community colleges a natural extension of their mission to provide relevant educational programs to their constituents? Or is this emerging emphasis on offering baccalaureate degrees a radical deviation from the tried-and-true mission of comprehensive community college? In short, is this movement more evolutionary or revolutionary? This volume does not take sides on this controversial issue, but adds to the debate by providing a deeper understanding of this movement from the perspective of practitioners and scholars alike. The opportunities and challenges associated with offering these new baccalaureate degrees is illustrated with institutional examples
Notes "Summer 2012."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Community colleges -- Degrees
Community colleges -- Curricula
Bachelor of arts degree.
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
Vocational education.
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Bachelor of arts degree
Community colleges -- Curricula
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
Vocational education
Form Electronic book
Author Floyd, Deborah L. (Deborah Lee), 1954-
Felsher, Rivka A
Garcia Falconetti, Angela M
Cohen, Arthur M
ISBN 9781118543801
1118543807
1118543882
9781118543887
1283645653
9781283645652