Community college missions: A theoretical and historical perspective

Kevin J. Dougherty · Barbara K. Townsend

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Abstract This chapter analyzes various ways of conceptualizing the missions of the community college, describes how those missions have varied over time and across geographical regions, and examines how missions complement and conflict with one another.

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