Defining the “Community” in Community College: A National Overview and Implications for Racial Imbalance in Texas

IF 3.5 1区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Dominique J. Baker, B. Edwards, Spencer F. X. Lambert, Grace Randall
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Abstract

At least 38 states have created service areas or “districts” for each of their community colleges. However, little is known about the geographic boundaries of community college districts and the policymaking process that defines them. We studied state policy documents nationally and the actual district boundaries of Texas community colleges to investigate the larger policymaking processes of determining boundaries. We found significant variation across the United States, including in who determines the boundaries and whether the districts have associated tuition reductions. In our case study, we also found evidence that the majority of Texas’s community college districts appear to reflect their larger local environments, although a small number may exhibit evidence of racial imbalance.
定义社区大学中的“社区”:德克萨斯州种族不平衡的全国概况和启示
至少有38个州为每个社区大学设立了服务区或“区”。然而,人们对社区大学学区的地理边界以及界定这些学区的政策制定过程知之甚少。我们研究了国家政策文件和德克萨斯州社区学院的实际地区边界,以调查确定边界的更大的政策制定过程。我们在美国各地发现了显著的差异,包括谁来决定边界,以及学区是否有相关的学费减免。在我们的案例研究中,我们还发现有证据表明,德克萨斯州的大多数社区学院似乎反映了他们更大的当地环境,尽管少数社区学院可能表现出种族不平衡的迹象。
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American Educational Research Journal
American Educational Research Journal EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
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期刊介绍: The American Educational Research Journal (AERJ) is the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association, featuring articles that advance the empirical, theoretical, and methodological understanding of education and learning. It publishes original peer-reviewed analyses that span the field of education research across all subfields and disciplines and all levels of analysis. It also encourages submissions across all levels of education throughout the life span and all forms of learning. AERJ welcomes submissions of the highest quality, reflecting a wide range of perspectives, topics, contexts, and methods, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work.
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