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Sutherland, Alphonzo A. – 1977
In order to ascertain whether the definition and delineations of the terms "community services" and "continuing education" adequately represent institutional concepts and goals with respect to these functions and to determine how well El Paso Community College met community needs, an in-depth review of relevant literature and a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Download full textTeasdale, Verna – 2001
This case study explored how faculty professional development was handled at a community college over a period of 41 years. The exploration is from the perspective of the college's presidents, administrative staff, faculty representatives, Board of Trustees, and numerous state and regional associations. Perspectives were obtained primarily through…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Practices
Silver, Jane H. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to trace the development of the Southern Baptist junior colleges from 1927 to 1977. During this period a total of 35 junior colleges were in operation at some time. However in 1977 there were only seven Baptist colleges in six states; of these only one was among the 27 Southern Baptist junior colleges that were…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Role, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment
Labunski, Alma J. – 1985
An overview is provided of the issues related to the increase of adult illiteracy in the U.S. and the research, programs, and resources that have sought to move toward a solution of this problem. First, the magnitude of the adult illiteracy issue is addressed, with focus on the small proportion of people being served by literacy programs and the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Atkins, Karen B. – 1978
In order to develop institutional goals for Spartanburg Technical College by a participatory process which would involve the various constitutencies of the college, two workshops were conducted. The primary purposes of the first workshop were to allow the participants to become familiar with the participatory process of goals development and to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College Administration, College Role, Community Involvement
Tollefson, Terrence Alfred – 1975
This study developed recommendations for needed changes in goals and major policies of the North Carolina Community College System. Designed to improve long-range planning, such proposed changes reflected a review of related national and North Carolina literature and a survey of 765 persons in 10 North Carolina population groups. The groups…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Role, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations
