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Biswas, Radha Roy – Jobs for the Future, 2006
The focus of this brief is student success: To what extent can the accreditation process drive significant improvement in student persistence and completion at institutions that undergo the peer review process, particularly for students from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education? Because this inquiry is in service to Achieving…
Descriptors: Persistence, Accreditation (Institutions), Community Colleges, Institutional Evaluation

Haeuser, Patricia N. – 1993
Despite their vital role in open-access, two-year colleges, remedial education efforts have increasingly come under attack by legislators and the public, who view such programs as duplicating the appropriate function of high schools, and who believe that limited state resources should be devoted to more prestigious programs. For a college to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Kleinfeld, Judith S.; And Others – 1985
The report describes the educational programs that Alaska's 162 small rural high schools offer, identifies educational problems, and examines strategies that districts and schools have devised to strengthen these schools. The schools mostly serve Eskimos and American Indians, have fewer than 100 students, and are located in communities of fewer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Boarding Schools
Shea, Peter; Li, Chun Sau; Pickett, Alexandra – Internet and Higher Education, 2006
This paper focuses on two components of a model for online teaching and learning--"teaching presence" and "community". It is suggested that previous research points to the critical role that community plays in academic success and persistence in higher education. Through a review of recent literature it is proposed that teaching presence--viewed…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Distance Education, Online Courses, Teaching Models
Losak, John; Morris, Cathy – 1983
One promising avenue for increasing the utilization of institutional research data is the informal action research model. While formal action research stresses the involvement of researchers throughout the decision-making process, the informal model stresses participation in the later stages of decision making. Informal action research requires…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Administration, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Stengel, Jean Craig; Richardson, Richard C. – 1984
A study was conducted to examine the influence of administrative actions on levels of faculty commitment to administratively defined priorities. Previous research conducted in a large, urban, multi-campus community college district revealed four district goals: serving new clientele, strengthening developmental education, retaining students, and…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship
Newmann, Fred M. – 1983
The study was designed to assess the impact of high school community service programs on students' social development. These programs enable students to earn academic credit through volunteer work in various agencies. Their work is supervised by teachers and on-site supervisors. Frequently a seminar or class is part of the program. Eight community…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, High School Students, High Schools
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; Doucette, Donald S. – 1984
A research project was conducted to develop and implement a model for community college missions. The new model would depart from existing models, which utilize a hierarchy of decreasing levels of generality beginning with institutional missions and culminating in objectives. In contrast, this research defined institutional mission in terms of…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges, Models
Bohan, John F.; Hales, Loyde W. – 1986
A study was conducted to investigate the instrumental (e.g., Ambitious, Broadminded, Capable, Imaginative, Intellectual, Loving, and Responsibile) and terminal (e.g., A Comfortable Life, A Sense of Accomplishment, Equality, Health, National Security, Mature Love, and Salvation) life values of community college faculty in Oregon using the Rokeach…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Political Attitudes
Pastor, Richard L. – 1984
A study was conducted to examine the factors affecting the enrollment decisions of students accepted at Northern Essex Community College (NECC) for the fall 1983 semester. The study investigated the influence of eight categories of college- or student-related factors (i.e., general college atmosphere, physical characteristics of NECC, personalized…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences, Information Sources, School Surveys

Easton, John Q.; And Others – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1985
Presents a study of especially effective community college teachers, involving interviews with teachers with outstanding reputations and high-achieving students to determine instructional methods, alterable teaching behaviors, and techniques for improving teaching. Underscores the importance of planned course goals, respect for and interest in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Bailey, Thomas; Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Jenkins, Davis; Leinbach, Timothy; Kienzl, Gregory – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2005
Policymakers, educators, and researchers recognize the importance of community colleges as open door institutions that provide a wide range of students with access to college. At the same time, competing demands for the state funds that would support community colleges have resulted in reduced public allocations and higher student tuition fees.…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Graduation Rate, Educational Policy, Community Colleges

Easton, John Q.; Ginsberg, Rick – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Describes a study of community college students attending a City Colleges of Chicago campus, who received high grades through diligent study rather than high aptitude. Interviews conducted with 26 students revealed that participation in learning, review/restudy, selectivity in classes and teachers, and planning were responsible for students'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, High Achievement, Overachievement, Student Attitudes

Quinn, John M.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1992
This study evaluated whether behaviors often taught as part of social skills training for individuals with mental retardation were judged favorably by 61 community judges. Results indicated that the skills of following instructions, accepting criticism, and negotiating were relevant to judgment of social performance and likely to be reinforced by…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Community Attitudes

Piland, William E.; Villanueva, Xavier – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Describes a study of faculty opinions concerning academic standards in the community college classroom, comparing faculty responses based on personal characteristics, academic senate experience, and employment factors. Although faculty generally agreed on the importance of academic standards, there were differences based on senate membership,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, Community Colleges