ENGLISH

Community Colleges and Their Students: Co-construction and Organizational Identity

By John S. Levin , Virginia Montero-Hernandez

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2009
ISBN
0230615104, 9780230615106
LCC
LB2328.15.U6 L478 2009
Open Library ID
OL23392638M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2148635 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
240\255
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This book employs a socio-cultural approach to study the organizational dynamics and experiences of self-formation that shape community college life. The authors use case studies to analyze both the symbolic dimension and practices that enable the production of educational experiences in seven community colleges across the U.S. Levin and Montero-Hernandez explain the construction of organizational identity and student development as a result of the connection between institutional forces and individual agency. This work emphasizes the forms and conditions of interaction among college personnel, students, and external groups that were enacted to respond to the demands and opportunities in both participants’ local and larger contexts. The authors acknowledge both the collective and individual efforts of community college personnel to create caring community colleges that support nontraditional students.

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