Based on five organizational case studies, this book argues that community colleges face an identity crisis and must find ways of balancing the three traditiona

This important book looks at developments that are changing our understanding of the role of education in citizenship and the possibilities of democratic partic

Concepts of civic learning and democratic engagement are central to the purpose of higher education, especially for community colleges. This volume: establishes

Democratic political systems and the democratic way of life is aspired by most people around the world. Democracy is considered to be morally superior to other

"Examines the potential for distrust in an environment of ethnocultural diversity arising from increasing rates of immigration, and its implications for a democ