Contents -- Introduction -- PART I-ORIGINS AND HISTORY -- 1. Influences on Community College Development -- 2. New Colleges across Canada -- 3. Characteristics of Canada's Community Colleges -- 4. Transition to Today: The Emergence of College Systems -- PART II-ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE -- 5. Colleges and the Future -- 6. Colleges as Institutions -- IDENTITY -- ACCESSIBILITY -- ORGANIZATION -- 7. The Politics of Colleges -- GOVERNANCE AND GOVERNMENTS -- MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP -- LABOUR RELATIONS -- 8. Colleges and Excellence -- IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTION -- GENERAL EDUCATION -- INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION -- RESEARCH -- 9. Colleges and Canada -- Appendices -- A. A Roster of Non-University Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada -- Maps -- B. Current Statistical Information on Colleges in Canada -- C. National Research Agenda Questionnaire -- D. Canada's "First" Community College -- Notes -- Canadian Bibliography on Colleges in Canada -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.