Perceives the community college's image as distorted by the provision of hobby and recreation courses. Advocates linkages with other community organizations offering adult and community service programs. Calls for college involvement community development and the solution of urban and suburban problems. (DMM)

Points out the degree to which the community college's image is distorted by the provision of hobby and recreation classes. Advocates linkages with other community organizations offering adult and community service programs. Calls for college involvement in community development and the solution of urban and suburban problems. (DMM)

Presents an interview with the President-Designate of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges in which Parnell discusses community services, continuing education, and community development with respect to needs for national policies, legislation, and institutional support; potential new roles; and individual college programs…

Presents comments of Dale Parnell, president of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC). Explores AACJC's role as a responsive tool for member institutions, and as an informed, persuasive voice directed toward industry, business, and government. Enumerates organizational objectives. Discusses future community college…

The future of the American community, technical, and junior colleges will depend on the ability of educational leaders to shape the environment in which these institutions must function. The advent of the information-age, increasing competition for the recent high school graduate, and the current emphasis on education reform are examples of…

Community colleges are faced with a web of related needs, such as greater flexibility, improved cooperation, stronger community-based institutions, long-term planning, and quality leadership. As the end of the century approaches, these needs and the challenge to build and strengthen community life represent great challenges for community colleges.…

Pays tribute to the one hundred-year anniversary of the American community college. Presents the reflections of three former American Association of Community College presidents--Edmund Gleazer, Jr., Dale Parnell, and David Pierce--on history, leadership, and changes at the organization. (CJW)

Foresees community-based colleges tied to local cable systems and specialized television networks. Predicts that technological developments will result in open access to learning, shifts toward individualized instruction, emphasis on learning rather than teaching, and increased cooperative, consortial, and collaborative efforts. (DMM)

Reprints an interview with Dale Parnell conducted in 1981 when he became president of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, providing a 1991 update on Parnell's original plans and goals for the association and the two-year college movement which have since become components of the association's work. (DMM)

Considers the negative, second-rate image of community colleges, contributed to by three inconsistent practices. Suggests ways of improving this image through expanded efforts to disseminate information at national and state levels. Identifies several challenges facing the community college with respect to student recruitment and development. (AYC)

Addresses five issues in community college education: continuity in learning, high school/college articulation, transfer of credits, lifespan learning, and human resource development. (DMM)

Within the context of a discussion of the future of work in the United States, this paper proposes the development of a four-year structured and closely articulated program of technical preparation, beginning during the junior year of high school and terminating with specific technical education programs in community, technical, and junior…

Designed for high school and community college leaders, this book examines a number of issues related to student success, learning continuity, individual differences, and the lack of community college involvement in secondary education; and offers a proposal for increasing high school/community college program cooperation and coordination. After…

Current education reform efforts show a lack of attention to the three out of four students currently in the educational system who are unlikely to ever earn baccalaureate degrees. The Tech Prep Associate Degree Program (TPAD) is aimed at preparing this neglected majority for the demands of a complex and shifting economy and improving teaching and…

In response to Parnell's questions, Department of Education Secretary Bell comments on the federal outlook for postsecondary education; and discusses the role of community and technical colleges, anticipated changes, access to education, federal budget cuts, the 1982 Vocational Education Act, the community college's vocational education role, and…