Are community colleges the gateways to the "American Dream" or marginal players in the status-driven higher education market of today? The answer, is "both and neither," because more than any other social institution, community colleges embody the persistent social and ideological paradoxes that trouble our liberal democracy.
David L. Levinson is president of Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, CT.
"With its high proportion of current references, up-to-date directory listings, and clearly written analyses of the history and issues, Community Colleges appears to have succeeded very well in its aim to provide an introduction to, and analysis of, its topic as well as a guide to further research." - American Reference Books Annual
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