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Viggiano, Tiffany; López Damián, Ariadna I.; Morales Vázquez, Evelyn; Levin, John S. – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2018
This qualitative investigation explains the ways in which community college decision makers justify the inclusion of international students at three community colleges in the United States. We identify and explain the ways in which decision makers rationalize institutional policy--particularly recruitment strategies and motivations--related to…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Students, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Levin, John S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
Examines the transformation of community colleges from local institutions to institutions participating in the global community. Describes a multi-case study of seven community colleges in United States and Canada, focusing on the dominant ideology associated with globalization, the involvement of people in other cultures, and the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Change, Foreign Countries
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Levin, John S. – Review of Higher Education, 2004
The introduction of baccalaureate degree programming and credentialing expands the mission and may lead to the alteration of the institutional identity of the community college. This study examines baccalaureate-degree granting community colleges through the lenses of both globalization theory and institutional theory, in a multisite, two-nation…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Theories, Investigations
Levin, John S. – 2001
This book discusses the effects of globalization on community colleges, and the organizational responses to globalization. The author looks at seven community colleges that have undergone organizational change in response to globalization. For each college, he examines the effects of globalization in three areas: the economic domain, the cultural…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Educational Economics
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Levin, John S. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2005
The increased economic ends of the community college have eroded its traditional focus on student access, student development, and a comprehensive curriculum. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Access to Education, Student Development
Pusser, Brian; Breneman, David W.; Gansneder, Bruce M.; Kohl, Kay J.; Levin, John S.; Milam, John H.; Turner, Sarah E. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2007
This report presents a summary of findings from the Emerging Pathways project, which seeks to identify the diverse needs and characteristics of adult learners, understand patterns of enrollment in credit and non-credit-bearing courses and offer advice to postsecondary institutions and policymakers committed to adult learners' success. Among its…
Descriptors: Contract Training, Continuing Education, Adult Students, Adult Learning
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Levin, John S. – Higher Education, 1999
A qualitative, longitudinal study of community colleges, including four Canadian institutions, sought to (1) identify and analyze actual institutional behaviors as they adjust to the demands of globalization, and (2) examine the evolving development of the community college as a social institution by focusing on the actions and conditions leading…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change