Discounted dreams: high hopes and harsh realities at America's community colleges

Filmed in California, Colorado, Illinois, and New York, this documentary explores the paradoxes of the nation's 1200 community colleges. Community colleges are the fastest growing segment of American higher education--and some say the most vital to America's future--offering a staggering a...

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Learning Matters, Inc. c2007
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Zusammenfassung:Filmed in California, Colorado, Illinois, and New York, this documentary explores the paradoxes of the nation's 1200 community colleges. Community colleges are the fastest growing segment of American higher education--and some say the most vital to America's future--offering a staggering array of classes and job training programs. But growing enrollment is straining the system, underfunding persists, and in spite of some remarkable success stories, they fail to graduate even half of those who come. The stories of four students illustrate the challenges faced by thousands of hopeful people at community colleges nation wide
Beschreibung:DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions. - Originally broadcast as a documentary in August, 2007 on PBS.. - Special features: PBS.org [text feature]
Correspondent, John Merrow; commentators include Jose Sosa, James Lisanti, Whitney Werner, Kay McClenney, Jennica Dinnell, Wayne Hulgin, Nancy Shulock, Terrence Burgess, Dave Rynders, Edwin Hiel, Michael Kirst, Krystal Jenkins, George McCormack, Aric Eidadu, Scott Olson, Edith Alderson, Kathleen Perryman
Camera, Chris Caffarelli, Ken Fuhr, Al Lopez ... [et al.] ; editor, David Wald ; music, Miranda Hentoff
Introduction -- Jose's story -- Second chance -- Transfer possibilities -- Scant resources -- Why few make it -- Playing catch up -- Teaching remediation -- Churn -- Finish line -- Reprise -- Credits
Beschreibung:1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in

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