Do community colleges respond to local needs? [electronic resource] : evidence from California / Duane E. Leigh, Andrew M. Gill.

By: Leigh, Duane EContributor(s): Gill, Andrew M | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2007Description: xi, 219 pSubject(s): California Community Colleges | Community colleges -- Curricula -- California | Vocational education -- California | Foreign workers -- California | Labor market -- CaliforniaGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 378.1/543 LOC classification: LB2361.6.C2 | L45 2007Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- Development of the California community college system -- Studies of the effect of community colleges on educational attainment -- Studies of community colleges' responsiveness to changes in employer skill requirements -- Responsiveness to the educational needs of immigrants by broad categories of race or ethnicity -- Responsiveness to the education needs of immigrants by narrowly defined ethnic categories -- Community colleges' responsiveness to local labor market demand -- Summary and policy implications -- Appendix A: data sources -- References.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-204) and index.

Introduction -- Development of the California community college system -- Studies of the effect of community colleges on educational attainment -- Studies of community colleges' responsiveness to changes in employer skill requirements -- Responsiveness to the educational needs of immigrants by broad categories of race or ethnicity -- Responsiveness to the education needs of immigrants by narrowly defined ethnic categories -- Community colleges' responsiveness to local labor market demand -- Summary and policy implications -- Appendix A: data sources -- References.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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