The Community College Reform Movement by Milton E. Clarke - 9781032601380

The Community College Reform MovementContentions and Ideological Origins\nAuthor(s): Milton E. Clarke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032601380, 978-1032601380\nSynopsis\nThis book critically examines the rise of the higher education reform movement, often referred to as the completion agenda, which, since the early 2000s, has sought to restructure core aspects of the community college experience. Using community colleges from across nine [url] states as practical examples, it explores the major higher education reforms, including dual enrollment, the demise of developmental education, corequisites, and performance-based funding. Against the popular view that support for such policies is tied to neoliberalism, it argues for a more nuanced understanding of the complicated and often indistinct ideological foundation of the reform movement, demonstrating that supporters and detractors alike draw on similar concepts.