Sees the future role of public education as developing ability to connect and derive meaning from various symbols; fostering creativity; teaching students to choose wisely; and promoting computer literacy. Discusses community issues affecting public education, including health and health care, jobs, neighborhood safety, and school-community…

Presents a multifaceted staff development model for newly hired and rehired continuing education teachers. Describes elements for new hires such as interviews and hiring, orientation, meeting other teachers, mentors, and individual learning plans. Discusses elements for rehired teachers, including formal learning opportunities, communication,…

Examines the new economic development programs launched in North Carolina. Looks at state priority programs, cooperative skills training centers, and instruction to support formal internships. Discusses on-going programs for business and industry, including new and expanding industry training, in-plant skill training, technical and vocational…

The community college's commitment to universal educational opportunity is being extended to all institutions of higher education. Such community college practices as individualized instruction, guidance counseling and community-based efforts need to be expanded and will serve as examples as senior institutions attempt to meet the challenge of…

Argues that faculty and administrators must interact in policy making and information exchange to meet the needs of older nontraditional students. Areas pinpointed for closer cooperation include program planning, faculty development, program retention, student recruitment practices, and cable television usage. Offers suggestions for overcoming the…

Suggests that continuing education teachers work continually to develop and maintain mastery of their subject area, employ unexploitative methods and techniques in knowledge transference, and nurture personal, emotional ties with students through role playing. (DMM)

Describes Illinois Valley Community College's educational program at the Sheridan Correctional Center, a state medium-security facility for adults. Considers program staffing, funding, and outcomes. Underscores the importance of cooperative relations with the Department of Corrections. (DMM)

Reports on a survey of 22 community college adult education teachers conducted to determine teachers' perceptions regarding handicapped students, problems associated with these students, and preparation issues. Finds teaching the nonreader, diagnosing learner needs, and selecting appropriate teaching materials the top ranked problems. (DMM)

Describes the involvement of the Moncton Campus of the New Brunswick Community College and Correctional Service of Canada in offering vocational training programs at Dorchester Penitentiary, a maximum security facility. Provides an assessment of the program from the teacher's point of view. (AYC)

Provides citations and abstracts for seven ERIC documents dealing with alternative sources of funds for community colleges, including college foundations, alumni, and corporate solicitation. (DMM)

Focuses on the forces shaping the future of American higher education, including inflation, demographic changes, work trends, technological innovations, and financial constraints. Urges community colleges to take direct action to resolve the problems created by a comprehensive mission, growing demand, and regressing dollars. (DMM)

Favors community college recognition of the diversity of potential college students. Argues for research into the major areas and stages of adult development through analysis of individual ego, moral, and intellectual differences in relation to individual orientations toward knowledge, educational practices, and programmatic alternatives. (CM)

Discusses the role of Oregon's community colleges in the state's economic development, focusing on the state's benchmarks for progress over the next 20 years, economic restructuring, regional workforce development, welfare reform, and business school partnerships. (MAB)

Argues that the community college's contract and continuing education division can provide the necessary avenue for local business and industry to train and update their work force. Maintains that economic development should be a central institutional goal. (DMM)

Addresses changing student demographics, increasing public accountability and other issues that will affect the future of higher education. Identifies imperatives for community college leadership to deal with these issues. Considers the practical challenges of staffing to be faced with respect to faculty, administrators, and support staff. (DMM)