美国社区学院的课程职能体系

在高等教育竞争机制作用下 ,美国社区学院不得不主动探求自身的优势和特色以获得生存和发展。美国社区学院逐渐形成了包括转学教育、职业教育、补习教育和社区教育在内的多样化的课程 ,形成了自身独特的课程职能体系。正是这种独特的课程职能体系 ,从根本上将社区学院与其他高等教育机构区别开来 ,并成为美国社区学院平民性和社区性等特征的重要基础。

Curriculum function system of American community colleges

Under the operation of the competition mechanism in higher education, American community colleges cannot help but take the initiative to search for their advantages and traits for the sake of their existence and development. In this process, American community colleges have gradually engendered the diversified curriculum including transfer education, vocational education, remedial education and community education, which form the unique curriculum function system of them. It is the unique curriculum function system that distinguishes American community colleges from other higher education institutions and that will become the important basis of other characters such as that of civilian and community in American community colleges.