A study of undergraduate reverse transfers in an urban environment indicates some complex patterns of institutional attendance and implies that the community college plays multiple roles in the lives of those beginning their postsecondary education in a four‐year institution.
This chapter analyzes the effect of an evolving organizational culture on a community college's effort to build and sustain an institutional effectiveness program.Beginning in the late 1970s, budget constraints and accountability concerns led to a reassessment of the mission of community colleges and their effectiveness. These issues were later articulated in influential writings, such as Parnell' s Neglected Majority (1985) and the Roueche, Baker, and Roueche 1987 article on the "open door or revolving door." Demonstrating that community colleges were truly meeting the needs of at-risk students required the development of sound assessment practices (Ewell, 1983;Kreider and Walleri, 1988).
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