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Community College Futures: From Rhetoric to Reality
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Community College Futures: From Rhetoric to Reality |
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Edited by Neal A. Norris |
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A theoretically sound and eminently practical resource to guide community college leaders in planning now for the twenty-first century world! Edited by Neal A. Norris, this book is a collection of chapters by various authors with numerous appendixes for practical applications in futures programs. The first why-to, what-to, how-to futures book specifically developed for two-year college, adult, and corporate educators. It is a resource guide for community college leaders in planning now and for the twenty-first century. |
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Section One: Constructing a Futures Rationale Chapter 1. The Community College as a Future-Oriented Community Learning System Neal A. Norris Chapter 2. The Well-Futured Community College: Reaching Toward Tomorrow—Today Harold G. McMullen Chapter 3. Wise Heads and Noble Hearts: The Legacy of Educators to the Nation's Future Patricia C. Brams
Section Two: Creating the Climate for Change Chapter 4. The Difference is the Future Judith S. Eaton Chapter 5. Planning Community College Futures Warren H. Groff Chapter 6. Future-Oriented Issues Management in Maryland Paul G. Larkin
Section Three- Doin Futures Now Chapter 7. Educating Community College Leaders: A Future-Oriented Course at UNC-Chapel Hill James L. Morrison & Edward M. Neal Chapter 8. Reorienting the Commonwealth: The University of Massachusetts Model for Community Colleges Charlotte A. Rahaim Chapter 9. Participating in the Future: The Human Ecology Program at Monroe Community College M. Garrett Bauman & R. H. Hezog Chapter 10. Surveying the Human Future at Columbia-Green Community College: One Instructor's Approach Richard J. Schmonsky Chapter 11. Future Studies: A Catalyst for Interdisciplinary Instruction and Curriculum at North Shore Community College Robert E. Baker
Appendices A: "The Two-Year College" Course Bibliography B: "The Two-Year College" Course Study C: Orange County Community College Initial Plan D: How to Be an Environmental Scanning Monitor E: Implementing ED QUEST at Orange County Community College 3 F: “Global Interdependence" Course Outline G: "Technology and Values" Course Outline H: "Technology and Literature" Course Outline I: "The Individual in Society" Course Outline J: “Health for Life" Course Outline K: “Self-Reliance" Course Outline L: “Future Studies" Course Outline and Sample Stimulus Questions M: "Survey of the Human Future" Course Outline and Sample Stimulus Readings N: Futures Simulation Games Created by Richard Schmonsky 0: Evaluation Alternatives for "Future Studies" Course at Columbia-Green Community College P: "Humanities and Technology: Questions for the Future" Course Q: "Introduction to the Study of the Future" Course Outline R: "Male-Female Roles: Developing Gender Identities" Course Outline S: "Science, Technology and Human Values" Course Outline T: “Futures: A Psychological Perspective" Course Outline Developed by Louise Bronson at Pima College, East Campus, Tucson, Arizona U: An Introductory Non-Annotated Bibliography of Societal and Educational Futures Resources for Two-Year College Educators Created by Don Glines
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1989 [ISBN: 0-913507-09-1; 230 pages soft cover; 8.5-by-11-inch] |
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