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PDF pending restorationParsons, Michael H. – 1977
Effective staff development programs require environments receptive to change; programming that is institutionally integrated and developmental; program execution that is comprehensive, dynamic, cost-effective, and that can be evaluated; and activity that is pragmatic and action-oriented. Present staff development programs must improve delivery…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Consortia, Faculty Development
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This paper describes the formation of the Appalachian Consortium, assesses its impact after one year of operation, and examines its future development. Consortium goals were to provide in-service, staff development opportunities for the instructional faculties of the consortium's member colleges (three community colleges and a state university)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Consortia, Curriculum Development, Educational Development
Galley, Jon P.; Parsons, Michael H. – 1976
This paper describes the prison education program established by Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) at the Maryland Correctional Training Center (MCTC). Although the first courses were offered at MCTC in 1969, it was not until late 1969 that cooperatively prepared guidelines were adopted by HJC and MCTC. An inmate screening committee, on which both…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Counseling
Parsons, Michael H. – 1977
Community colleges, because of their strategic placement within the community, are particularly well-suited to becoming catalysts in the problem-solving process of the community by performing the research which underlies community development. Social science faculty, given their methodological training, community orientation, and teaching focus,…
Descriptors: Change Agents, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Community Development
Parsons, Michael H. – 1978
The Appalachian Staff Development Consortium, comprised of three community colleges and the state college located in Appalachian Maryland, attempts to integrate staff development activities into the operational framework of the sponsoring agencies. The consortium, which is managed by a steering committee composed of one teaching faculty member and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Consortia
Parsons, Michael H. – 1975
Hagerstown Community College (HCC) in Maryland has developed a number of new programs to serve clientele in the surrounding area who in most cases cannot or would not attend classes on the main campus. One such client group is the inmate population at two State prisons in the area. Programs for the inmates are selected on the basis of available…
Descriptors: Community Services, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Objectives
