Since the community college and the church share the community services function, cooperation between them can result in more effective community development. (RN)

Suggests more precise and effective needs assessments during periods when constraints on human and financial resources demand retrenchment decisions about college strategies for recruitment, retention, resource management, and program reallocation or discontinuance. Views needs assessment as the evaluation of the interdependent relationship…

Provides an overview of the relative acceptability of three community college missions: college/university parallel, occupational, and community service/continuing education programs. Offers a manifesto of commitment to lifelong learning opportunities for all persons. Urges community colleges to come to agreement on their community services…

Defines the current status of community services within California's community colleges. Delineates two concerns with potential for affecting all community education in a time of financial constraints: (1) the role of community services in the community college; and (2) the need for a stable method of funding community services. (DMM)

Cites and provides abstracts for seven ERIC documents from the junior colleges collection dealing with the planning, management, and evaluation of community services programs. (AYC)

Discusses the impact of Proposition 13 on community service programs in California and why the effects of the bill were so devastating. Describes a study conducted to establish a new, nonfinancial definition of community services and a new philosophical basis for and framework for self-evaluation of this community college function. (AYC)

Discusses the status of community services and continuing education (CS/CE) in community colleges, contending that CS/CE professionals receive little respect and support within the college. But, although Dejardin sees this lack of recognition as a threat, Kothenbeutel views the marginal status of CS/CE as a source of freedom and an incentive to…

Argues that the pace of change in today's society demands that community service educators promote lifelong learning by projecting continuing education not as a product to be purchased, but as an unending, interactive, personal, and individualized process, more like a fitness center than a shopping mall. (DMM)

Considers the community services divisions of Michigan's community colleges vital elements in economic recovery. Highlights Schoolcraft College's efforts to attract new businesses and assist existing companies through training and retraining programs. Discusses state support for economic development projects and the participation of community…

Described some principles underlying a concept which involves a community college without walls - a Community Renewal College. (Author/RK)

Article attempted to define "community services" from information obtained through six regional voluntary accrediting associations. It presented a suggestive list of community services appropriate to community colleges. (Author/RK)

The dean of continuing education at the Communiity College of Beaver County (Pennsylvania) defines community services as one portion of continuing education - and the program in Beaver County. (Editor)

Presents findings from a survey of state education agency officials, which investigated state-level plans for community education. Considers quasi-legal interagency agreements, advisory groups, financial resources, responsibility for community education, and staffing. Analyzes state governance plans and their strengths and weaknesses. (DMM)

Traces the evolution of community services in higher education. Cites factors working against the clarification of the community service role within the community college's mission: preoccupation with definitions, burgeoning enrollments, lack of a financial base, and contrasting messages from educational leaders. Offers suggestions for…

Examines the fiscal impact of Proposition 13 on the community services component of the California community colleges. Illustrates budget cutbacks, the increased imposition of fees, and the resultant decline in community services participation. Explores the possibility of increased state support as a corrective measure. (JP)