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Download full textCalifornia Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1983
One of a series of papers resulting from a Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) project to improve evaluation and planning in community colleges, this working paper presents the results of interviews with community college policymakers conducted to assess their views on matters such as non-governmental accreditation,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Policy
Armenta, Richard R. – 1984
As public institutions, community colleges are dependent for their survival and continuity upon favorable evaluations by the external constituencies that finance the colleges. Underscoring the resource-dependent nature of community colleges are the revenue limitations brought about by declining enrollments, the effects of high costs, and taxpayer…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Role, Community Colleges, Governing Boards
Gillum, F. E.; Davies, Timothy Gray – 2002
This article reports on a three-phase study that examined the relationship between earning power and the successful completion of a program of study at an unidentified community college. In the first phase, researchers interviewed the state legislators from the community college's home county and asked them their beliefs on this relationship. In…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Economic Impact, Educational Attainment
Armenta, Richard R.; Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – 1984
A study was conducted to compare the priorities of college administrators with those of strategic external constituencies regarding the activities of the Maricopa Community Colleges and Central Arizona College. The strategic constituencies for the colleges were defined as all 90 state legislators, 21 state board members and staff, and a sample of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Gillum, F. E.; Davies, Timothy Gray – 2001
This study examines the perceptions of legislators in Natrona County, Wyoming, concerning the impact community college attendance has on a student's future earning power. Eight congressmen and four senators were interviewed between November 30, 2000, and January 31, 2001. Results included: (1) nine legislators held perceptions that could be…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Impact, Economic Status, Educational Benefits
Peer reviewedAshworth, Phyllis C.; Vogler, Daniel E. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1990
Members of the Virginia senate and Virginia community college presidents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with the importance of state funding for 31 potential community college activities. Reports a high level of agreement and congruence between the two groups. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Presidents, College Role, Community Colleges
Oastler, John – 1976
State regulation of postsecondary education institutions has been ever-increasing; this leads to greater efficiency in education and acts to stabilize the educational system in the state in such a way that system-wide problems and difficulties are handled in an orderly and routine fashion. This study reviews state regulation of community colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Governance
Peer reviewedAshworth, Phyllis C.; Vogler, Daniel E. – Community Services Catalyst, 1991
Describes a study comparing the perceptions of Virginia state senators and community college presidents regarding the importance of state funding of 31 activities. Senators and presidents agreed on 13 goal areas as important recipients of state funding, including the provision of associate degree programs, entry-level vocational training, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Presidents, College Role, Community Colleges
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
Young, Donna; And Others – 1978
Members of the Tennessee General Assembly, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and its staff, the State Board of Regents and its professional staff, and members of the Presidents' Council and Sub-Councils (N=237) were surveyed to identify the most critical issues facing Tennessee public community colleges and to develop implications for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
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
Armenta, Richard R.; And Others – 1982
Institutional effectiveness can be defined as the extent to which internal priorities coincide with the priorities of the external groups that provide funding and support for the institution. If a lack of congruence exists between these priorities, a college administrator has the options of attempting to change the values of the external groups or…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Planning, College Role
