Includes bibliographical references and index.

Community college development in Canada since 1985 -- Challenge of leadership -- Organization and function in postsecondary education -- Organizational culture and community colleges -- Values in the Canadian community college: conflict and compromise -- Matter of survival: emerging entrepreneurship in community colleges in Canada -- Aboriginal education in community colleges -- Accountability: mission impossible? -- DACUM technique and competency-based education -- Promise fulfilled, promise pending -- Conclusion.