The Indian Community College Movement: An Overview (1995–2011)

Abstract

This practitioner's chapter suggests that the establishment of the Community College system in India was organic in its formation. The author of this chapter, Father Alphonse, a Jesuit priest, visited the United States in the mid-1990s and toured many Community Colleges, where he learned about their unique role in America's higher education system. He returned to India and the church funded the establishment of local colleges, responding to needs of the local populations. These colleges have missions as varied as the students they serve, and yet they share a common goal of addressing educational, economic, and social exclusion. Indian Community College institutions exist to educate the disadvantaged and to build specific skills training to combat widespread unemployment and poverty.

Citation

Xavier Alphonse, S. (2012), "The Indian Community College Movement: An Overview (1995–2011)", Wiseman, A.W., Chase-Mayoral, A., Janis, T. and Sachdev, A. (Ed.) Community Colleges Worldwide: Investigating the Global Phenomenon (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Vol. 17), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 327-341. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3679(2012)0000017016