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California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1990
This report looks at the history, purposes and goals, components, and implementation progress after two years of the California community colleges' matriculation plan. The first section discusses legislation which brought about the adoption of a matriculation plan. The second section details the purpose and goals of the matriculation plan, which…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission (School), Admissions Counseling, College Admission
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. Board of Governors. – 1990
This series of discussion papers presents the respective positions of the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges (NCSBCC), the North Carolina State Board of Education (NCSBE), and the University of North Carolina Board of Governors (UNCBG) regarding several educational issues facing the state. The first set of papers focuses on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, College School Cooperation, College Transfer Students
Nevada Univ. System, Reno. Articulation Board. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted to review and evaluate the condition of transfer and articulation among the four community colleges and two universities within the University of Nevada System (UNS) and to propose policies and procedures to strengthen and support the transfer system. Over 2,000 transcripts of UNS graduates from the classes of 1986…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1987
Fall 1986 data on enrollments, student characteristics, and personnel at Washington community colleges are provided in this report and contrasted with historical data for 1980 through 1985. First, report highlights are presented, indicating: (1) fall 1986 enrollment increased by 3.5% over fall 1985; (2) 43% of the community college courses offered…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrators, Age, College Faculty
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1986
The secretarial instructional programs at Florida community colleges and area vocational-technical centers were reviewed to determine the actions that are needed to enable the programs to meet current and future demands for secretaries who are competent in the use of advanced office systems technology. Data for the review were drawn from a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Equipment, Employment Patterns, Facility Requirements
Jakes, Harold E. – Ontario Education, 1984
In contrast to the problems and policies of school boards of the 1950's and 1960's, when school enrollments increased at an unprecedented rate, the problems of school boards in the 1970's became those of retrenchment. Responding to the issues of declining enrollments and fiscal restraints, the Ontario Ministry of Education in 1981 required every…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Change Strategies, Criteria
Tanguay, Suzanne – 1984
Since 1973 the Canadian government has effected a major policy change in Indian education which is characterized by a new awareness and willingness to let native people control their education and administer their schools. The new mentality with regard to native education is producing improvements, although changes are slow. Native students…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Boards of Education, Canada Natives, Community Involvement
Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, Phoenix. – 1984
This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1983-84 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges; the state's community college districts; college finances and enrollments; and vocational education. Section I presents a statement of the philosophy of the community college system, delineates the board's…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Jones, Lester W.; And Others – 1987
A group of three conference papers, all describing successful methods of preparing students for succeeding at the postsecondary level, is presented in this document. The first paper, "Educational Pathways that Promote Student Success at the Postsecondary Level" (Lester W. Jones), discusses a program established at Xavier University--a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement
Strickland, Dorothy S., Ed.; Cooper, Eric J., Ed. – 1987
This book comprises papers on effectively educating black children. The foreword is by U.S. Representative Augustus F. Hawkins; the introduction is by Ernest L. Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Section I, "School Policy: Formation and Implementation," includes the following papers: (1) "Revisiting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Black Youth, Educational Policy
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1988
The State of Ohio has been offering successful supplementary programs in the basic skills under the Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 for over 20 years. Almost all Ohio school districts provide Chapter 1 services. An average of 140,000 children have been served over the past five years. Most are from migrant and other low income…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
New York State Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review, Albany. – 1988
The New York State Legislature provided $11.2 million to start up, renovate, improve, and/or operate child care centers on campuses of the City University of New York (CUNY) and the State University of New York (SUNY). The 60 child care centers had over 4,500 children enrolled for 1987-88, and 20 centers opened as a direct result of the state…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Role, Community Services, Day Care Centers
Wheeler, Sharon M. – 1988
This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1987-88 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, the state's community college districts, college finances and enrollments, and vocational education. Section I states the Board's philosophy of education, delineates general fund expenditures, and indicates the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
McCormick, Kathleen – 1989
This report describes a "third wave" of educational reform that focuses on improving academic achievement and preventing dropping out among disadvantaged children. It contains eight sections. The Executive Summary surveys the dimensions of the at-risk situation and strategies to confront it. "The Scope of the Problem" provides background on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Board of Education Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1988
This report, a product of the Commission on Youth and America's Future, addresses the problem of the approximately 20 million 16- to 24-year-olds who are not likely to attend college. Although many youth without college education are successful, a large fraction are not and need help to succeed. However, the portrait of them as troubled and in…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
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