April 7, 2008

Community Colleges Take On Global Challenges

By Beth McMurtrie

Philadelphia

Community colleges in the United States are increasingly seen as a model for developing countries looking to train a more skilled work force, even as these institutions wrestle with what it means to educate globally competent students.

International educators and college presidents discussed those topics, among others, on Sunday during the American Association of Community Colleges' annual meeting, which continues here through Tuesday.

Global education is one of

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