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Ialenti, Vincent S.; Lauroesch, William – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1985
Reports on a study of factors perceived by faculty from 15 Massachusetts community colleges as having the most effect on college image and of faculty roles in image-enhancing activities. Finds faculty in agreement that high-quality, well-designed academic programs, plus good student-faculty relationships, enhance the external image of the college.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Institutional Advancement, Institutional Characteristics
Watson, Joseph A.; McGinn, M. J. – International Journal of Institutional Management in Higher Education, 1987
Presentations at the September 1985 conference of the International Association of Consultants in Higher Education Institutions are reviewed. Activities related to university-industry cooperation for regional development in Japan and Massachusetts and at Stanford University and Queens University in Ireland are summarized. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, College Administration, College Role
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Banit, Thomas F. – New England Journal of History, 1994
Contends that, although the topic of sports and leisure seems suited for study primarily at the national level, local communities can be rich sources of information. Describes the role of sports history within the overall work of the Needham (Massachusetts) Historical Society. (CFR)
Descriptors: Athletics, Community Resources, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
Carifio, James; And Others – 1987
In September 1984, a Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) follow-up survey was conducted of all 5,267 students who had graduated from Massachusetts public community colleges in 1982-83. Of these graduates, 1,881 (35.7%) returned the survey, and 3,386 (64.3%) did not. A subsequent study was conducted to compare the characteristics of survey…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Followup Studies, Outcomes of Education