Do community colleges respond to local needs? evidence from California - Leigh, Duane E.; Gill, Andrew M.; ebrary, Inc. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2007)
Introduction -- Development of the California community college system -- Studies of the effect of community colleges on educational attainment -- Studies of community colleges' responsiveness to changes in employer skill requirements -- Responsiveness to the educational needs of immigrants by broad categories of race or ethnicity -- Responsiveness to the education needs of immigrants by narrowly defined ethnic categories -- Community colleges' responsiveness to local labor market demand -- Summary and policy implications -- Appendix A: data sources -- References.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-204) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: California Community Colleges; Community colleges -- Curricula -- California; Foreign workers -- California; Labor market -- California; Vocational education -- California; Electronic books