Community Economic Development Through Community Colleges
β Scribed by Jerry W. Young
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 1997
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-0560
- DOI
- 10.1002/he.9707
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## Abstract This chapter describes results from a national study of community college faculty development programs. Findings highlight how the challenges faced by rural colleges differ from those at urban institutions, which often have dedicated faculty development centers.
Community colleges in rural areas can play a critical role in developing collaborations and relationships that link educational access and economic development.
The term community development lacks a universally accepted single definition and also has several distinct term-of-art meanings when used in different contexts. Community itself is a value-laden term that generates many definitions (Galbraith, 1990). In the broadest usage, community development enc