Challenges facing community colleges: Perceptions of chief academic officers in nine states

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-274

  Cejda, Brent D ^a   Leist, Jay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011530153     PISSN: 10668926     EISSN: 15210413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10668920500322343     Document Type: Article

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