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ERIC Number: EJ908678
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
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Internationalization Efforts in United States Community Colleges: A Comparative Analysis of Urban, Suburban, and Rural Institutions
Harder, Natalie J.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v35 n1-2 p152-164 2011
With community colleges educating up to one-half of all U.S. undergraduates, more focus on internationalization is warranted in order to ensure student competitiveness in today's global labor pool. This ex post facto study of 2006 survey data from the American Council on Education (ACE) found a low level of internationalization occurring at most community colleges. Delineating community colleges according to their urban, suburban, or rural Carnegie classification found classification to impact overall institutional internationalization: rural community colleges are experiencing significantly less internationalization than their urban and suburban counterparts. Of the four dimensions of internationalization examined, (a) institutional support; (b) academic requirements, programs, and extracurricular activities; (c) faculty policies and opportunities; and (d) international students, institutional support was the most important indicator of internationalization. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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