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Images of community colleges for the twenty‐first century

Daniel D. Savage

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Abstract While the community college's policy of open admissions often seems incompatible with public perceptions of educational quality, these colleges can build on their dominant image of being comprehensive to project a distinctive image of quality in the twenty‐first century.

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Abstract While the community college's policy of open admissions often seems incompatible with public perceptions of educational quality, these colleges can build on their dominant image of being comprehensive to project a distinctive image of quality in the twenty‐first century.

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Abstract While the community college's policy of open admissions often seems incompatible with public perceptions of educational quality, these colleges can build on their dominant image of being comprehensive to project a distinctive image of quality in the twenty‐first century.

Key concepts: Community college, Quality (philosophy), Perception, Political science, Public relations, Public administration, Sociology, Pedagogy

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