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Social responsibility in community colleges: Rethinking the commitment to alternative education

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Because high school dropouts are among the least advantaged members of American society, the educational system that has failed them has the social responsibility for remediating their educational and developmental needs. The community college is proposed as the institution most able to develop policies and programs that will enable these least advantaged members of American society to overcome the educational system that has failed them. This paper discusses the responsibility of providing a quality education to all individuals, examines the role the community college can play in meeting the educational and social needs of dropouts, and presents an innovative program at a community college that has been particularly effective in meeting the needs of dropouts.

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  1. Division of Educational Policy and Management, University of Oregon, USA

    Ken Kempner PhD (Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Research)

  2. Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Oregon

    Dian Connett MA (Assistant Dean of Instruction for Alternative Programs)

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Kempner, K., Connett, D. Social responsibility in community colleges: Rethinking the commitment to alternative education. Innov High Educ 14, 83–92 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00889610

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