This review discusses the concept of the two-year college as a separate discourse community within the larger discourse community of higher education. The article offers a complete definition and description of discourse communities and discusses a new understanding of scholarship in terms of the scholarship of teaching. The review argues that…

Suggests that it is appropriate to view the community college as a discourse community in its own right, and as a part of the larger discourse community of higher education. Argues that this shift in judgment might increase perceptions of community college competence, thus moving them into positions of legitimate power. (Contains 14 references.)…

This dissertation reports the results of an intrinsic case study done at a technical community college in the southeastern United States. The purpose of the study was to understand how community college administrators and faculty members define scholarship at their institution and what methods are used within the community college to…