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Download full textWestEd, 2014
One-in-five of Arizona's youth did not complete high school and a similarly large proportion of the state's youth is disconnected from either work or education. These youth face higher risks of unemployment and economic insecurity and are more reliant on government supports. This situation, which fails to ensure that the state's youth are…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Economic Impact
Peer reviewedPaddock, Susan – Community Education Journal, 1978
An Arizona study provided baseline data about community education throughout the state. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Involvement, Data Collection, Databases
DAVIS, J. CLARK; JESSER, DAVID L. – 1962
A 3-CHOICE ATTITUDINAL SCALE WAS CONSTRUCTED TO DETERMINE COMMUNITY ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS WHICH MIGHT AFFECT THE SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE SCALE WAS CONSTRUCTED AROUND 1 GENERAL AND 4 SPECIFIC CATEGORIES--(1) ADMINISTRATION, (2) FINANCE, (3) GENERAL ATTITUDES, (4) PERSONNEL, AND (5) PROGRAM. THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT IS INCLUDED, AS WELL AS DATA ON…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Beliefs, Community Attitudes
Doucette, Donald S. – 1982
A study was undertaken to define the missions of Arizona's community colleges in specific operational terms and to assess the support provided for these missions by the various constituencies of the community colleges. A survey instrument, consisting of 60 activity statements, was developed and administered to 4,000 individuals including all state…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Role, Community Attitudes
Richardson, Richard C.; And Others – 1982
A study was conducted in 1981 by the State Board of Directors for Arizona Community Colleges to define the missions of the colleges in specific operational terms and to assess the support for these missions by the colleges' constituencies. Specifically, the study sought to determine the services, clientele, and purposes of specific college…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Role, Community Attitudes
Peer reviewedBoyd-Beauman, Fran; Piland, William E. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1983
Discusses results of a study of economic development programs within community colleges in Illinois and Arizona. Finds agreement that colleges' responsibilities include initial contact with business and industry, developing training programs specifically for companies, and marketing programs and services to business. Briefly describes cooperative…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development, School Business Relationship
Rivera, Manuel G. – 1981
In 1981, a survey was conducted to determine the methods used in Arizona community colleges to place students in English composition courses. Questionnaires concerning placement practices were sent to 32 community college administrators, and 21 usable responses were returned. Study findings included the following: (1) while no college required an…
Descriptors: College English, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Remedial Programs
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
Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, Phoenix. – 1996
Focusing on students under the age of 18 who have not yet attained a high school diploma or certificate of equivalency, this report presents tables showing the numbers of these students enrolled in credit courses in Arizona community colleges from September 1995 to August 1996. Following an introductory section presenting statewide data by college…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Credit Courses
Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, Phoenix. – 1998
Focusing on students under the age of 18 who have not yet attained a high school diploma or certificate of equivalency, this report provides tables illustrating the numbers of these students enrolled in credit courses in Arizona community colleges from September 1997 to August 1998. In 1998, 26,277 such students were enrolled--twice the number…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Credit Courses
Van West, Carla – 1976
A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Arizona community colleges in serving the Native American population of their service areas. Thirteen community colleges were surveyed in order to obtain data on full-time, part-time, and male/female enrollment of Indian students and total student body, tribes represented, average age of…
Descriptors: American Indians, College Role, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Vandegrift, Judith A. – 1994
Several key federal and state initiatives are currently moving in the direction of requiring more and better comprehensive service delivery in education. In an effort to avoid duplicating services, better utilize federal dollars, and improve educational opportunities and outcomes, federal legislation promotes aligning and integrating programs and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Resources
Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, Phoenix. – 1996
Designed to answer the most frequently asked questions about the Arizona community colleges, this fact book offers organizational, financial, and enrollment data for the state system as a whole as well as individual colleges. First, the State Board's philosophy, mission, and value statements are provided. Next, 1995-96 progress reports are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, Phoenix. – 1998
This report offers organizational, financial, and enrollment data for the state system as a whole, as well as individual colleges, for fiscal year 1997-1998. It opens with a short discussion on the State Board's philosophy, mission, and value statements. Progress reports are then presented for the Board and the 19 Arizona community colleges,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Ashton, Arthur B.; Huff, Robert A. – 1982
The economic impact of resident and nonresident students attending Arizona universities during the 1981-1982 academic year was studied, along with the cost of education compared to economic benefits to the state created by nonresident students. Expenditures were classified as direct out-of-pocket expenditures by students, direct expenditures by…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Costs, Economic Climate, Educational Economics
