The purposes of this study were: first, to compare junior colleges in Japan and Sri-Lanka with the community junior college movement in the United States; and second, to identify concepts and philosophies of the community college that could be considered by developing countries. / This study was descriptive and data analysis revealed these findings: (1) the three movements used the community college idea to further democratize higher education to meet the middle level manpower needs and to expand educational opportunities; (2) the American junior college is a prototype of the comprehensive model; and (3) Japanese junior colleges and Sri-Lanka junior university colleges are characterized as specialized short-cycle educational institutions. / Recommendations for consideration by developing countries included: (1) concepts of education for work, cooperative education, lifelong learning and community-based education must receive publicity; (2) export of the community college idea will depend upon assessment of favorable attitudes of the educational, business, civic, and political leaders of that country; (3) decentralization of educational systems must be encouraged; (4) governments should turn to short-cycle education to fill the gap between professionals and paraprofessionals in their countries; (5) the community college concept could be modified and adapted to differing cultures; (6) appropriate educational agencies around the world are advised to assist in making surveys and studies for developing experimental junior colleges in developing countries. / Recommendations for further study included: (1) the cost/benefit aspect of adapting community junior colleges in developing countries; (2) a follow-up study on the impact of establishing community colleges in Japan and Sri-Lanka; (3) the impact of establishing new educational systems, such as community colleges, upon the eco-political structure of developing countries; and (4) needs assessments for the various technologies in developing countries to provide a base for planning vocational training programs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-10, Section: A, page: 4323. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74615 |
| Contributors | KAMYAB, SHAHRZAD., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 147 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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