Gateways to Democracy: Six Urban Community College Systems. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 107. The Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series

This volume of New Directions for Community Colleges features case studies of six prototypical urban community college systems and the challenges they face. The chapters provide guides for those interested in the unique mission of urban institutions: (1) "Urban America and the Community College Imperative: The Importance of Open Access and Opportunity" (Joshua L. Smith and Fayyaz A. Vellani.); (2) "Miami-Dade Community College: Forging New Urban Partnerships" (Eduardo J. Padron and Theodore Levitt); (3) "CUNY's Community Colleges: Democratic Education on Trial" (Joanne Reitano); (4) "Seattle Community Colleges: Centered on the Urban Student" (Julie Yearsley Hungar); (5) "The Los Angeles Community Colleges: Pathways to Urban Change" (Jack Fujimoto); (6) "Profiles in Urban Challenges: Confronting Maricopa's Social and Economic Agenda" (Paul A. Elsner); (7) "Baltimore County: A College and Community in Transition" (Irving Pressley McPhail and Ronald C. Heacock); and (8) "Sources and Information About Urban Community Colleges" (Dana Scott Peterman and Carol A. Kozeracki).