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Pincus, Fred L. – 1985
Customized Contract Training (CCT), which involves contracting to design short term, non-credit courses and workshops to meet the training needs of specific employers, is the new buzz-word at community colleges. Though many assume this type of school-business partnership benefits everyone, the potential negative effects on community colleges as…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Contract Training, Educational Needs
Birnbaum, Robert – 1983
A description, analysis, and assessment of diversity in American higher education is offered based on data collected since 1960 from more than 600 colleges and universities. The value of different kinds of colleges is discussed in chapter one, followed by discussions of what makes institutions different, how colleges are becoming more alike, ways…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Degrees (Academic), Diversity (Institutional)
