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This book employs a socio-cultural approach to study the organizational dynamics and experiences of self-formation that shape community college life. The authors use case studies to analyze both the symbolic dimension and practices that enable the product

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Co-construction and Organizational Identity

John S. Levin and Virginia Montero-Hernandez

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Community Colleges and Their Students

community colleges and their students Copyright © John S. Levin and Virginia Montero-Hernandez, 2009 All rights reserved.

Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-61510-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Levin, John S. Community colleges and their students : co-construction and organizational identity / authors, John S. Levin and Virginia Montero-Hernandez. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-230-61510-4 1. Community colleges—United States—Sociological aspects—Case studies. 2. Community college students—United States—Case studies. 3. Organizational behavior—United States—Case studies. I. Montero-Hernandez, Virginia. II. Title. LB2328.15.U6L478 2009 378.1'5430973—dc22 2009021752 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Macmillan Publishing Solutions First edition: December 2009 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America.

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Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction

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1 Community Colleges Seen from an Organizational-Cultural Perspective: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations

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2 The Construction of Educational Experiences: Elements and Dynamics of the Complexity of College Life at Bakersfield College

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3 Organizational Culture and Organizational Identity: Constructions of Student Accommodation in Community College of Denver

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4 Discourses of De