International Development of the Junior College Idea

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AUTHOR Yarrington, Roger, Ed. TITLE International Development of the Junior College Tdea. INSTITUTION American Association of Junior Colleges, Washingtcn, D.C. PUB DATE 70 NOTE 300p.; Collection of articles reprinted from the Junior College Journal AVAILABLE FRCM American Association of Junior Colleges, One Dupont Circle, N WorWashington, D.C. 20036 (%2.50) EDRS PRICE EDRS price MF-$1.25 HC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Comparative Education, Cooperative Programs, Developing Nations, Educational Needs, *poreian Countries, *International Education, *International Programs, *Junior Colleges ABSTRACT This document is a reprint of the report of the American Association of Junior Colleges 1970 International Assembly and a selecticn et articles that have appeared in the Junior College Journal since 1964. The purpose is to bring togethera summary of recent discussions on the role of the junior college in the field of international education. With the dramatic growth of the junior college in recent years, there is a great desire to explore how the junior college idea can be adapted to the needs of other countries. The nations discussed in this bock are: Japan, Canada, Taiwan, Jordan, Iran, Ceylon, Dominican Republic, India, South America, Britain, and Norway. The Shell Companies Foundation, Inc. assisted in the publishing of this book. [Pecause of marginal reproducibility of original, this document is not available in hard copy.] (Author/CA) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION Na THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR Cg) ORGANIZATION ORIGINATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECES- SARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDU- CATION POSITION OR POLICY mg*1. Q

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Articles reprintedfrom the JuniorCollege Journal. Includinga report on the 1970 AAJC International Assembly.

EDITED BY ROGERYARRINGTON

American Associationof Junior Colleges

UNIVERSITYOF CALIF. LOS ANGELES

JAN 18 1971

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Preface Edmund J. Gleazer vii Introduction Roger Yarrington ix

I.DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES Japan Potential in Japan Edmund J. Gleazer, Jr. and Leland L. Medsker....1 Genesis of the Japanese Junior College Akira Watanabe 11 Junior Colleges Blossom in Japan Akira Watanabe 19 About the Japanese Junior Colleges Hiroshi Naito 27 Junior CollegesStrengthening Japan's Economy Cheryl-Lynn Walker 32

Canada Canada's Evolving Two-Year Colleges Lou S. Grant 41 The Community College in Canada Gordon Campbell 50 Taiwan Community Colleges for Taiwan: Are They Needed? Robert N. Knoebel 61 Jordan Junior Colleges in Jordan John Gilliam 69 Iran Higher Educational Developments in Iran Karim Fatemi and Franklin T. Borrough 80

Ceylon Ceylon Begins a Junior College System I.M.RA. lriyagolla 91 iii Dominican Republic New Junior College in Santa Domingo Charles B. Green and Eduardo Cavallo R. 97 India Junior Colleges Proposed in India Shri K.L. Joshi 101 South America (Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil) The Junior College Idea in South America Joseph M. Jacobsen 120 Britain Community Colleges in Britain Louis Eisenhauer 134 Norway Centennial of Norway's People's Colleges Kathryn Parke 141

II. IDEAS IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION The Story Is Beginning to Unfold William G. Shannon 149 Exporting the Junior College Idea Charles C. Collins 156 Developing Colleges for Developing Countries Derek S. Singer 169 Where Do Junior College