Describes the steps taken by Broward Community College, Florida, to create a caring staff community, including a weekend retreat, a Wednesday activity period, and an annual "Community Development Day." Recommendations for implementation at other colleges are included. (RT)

Examines the role played by experience in the preparation of community college leaders, focusing on a management development program at the Dallas Community College District. Describes important learning experiences for emerging leaders, and experiential principles that culminate in the cultivation of leadership skills. Discusses mentoring…

Examines obstacles to and errors in establishing faculty evaluation and development programs. Presents 12 guidelines for overcoming obstacles and avoiding errors, including the identification and enlistment of high-level administrative support; responsiveness to faculty concerns; and the establishment of development centers, advisory boards, and…

Discusses online faculty development programs at Valencia Community College, Florida, and the Art Institute of Dallas. Describes the programs as utilizing software that offers active learning techniques embedded within a scenario that unfolds over time. Adds that the programs address issues such as faculty time constraints and assessments of…

Presents guidelines developed by the League for Innovation in the Community College for the future development of student services, including a comprehensive list of criteria for developing and evaluating successful programs. Advocates the use of staff development resources to build college-wide teams to design and implement programs that increase…

While the assessment movement has spanned more than two decades, there is great variation in its degree of implementation among community colleges throughout the country. Building on literature in the field, this chapter discusses and gives examples of concepts and major areas involved in the assessment of student learning at the institutional…

Critical thinking is foundational to the effective teaching of any subject, and it must be at the heart of any professional development program. This chapter presents a long-term professional development model based on a substantive concept of critical thinking, and ties critical thinking to the concept of the Learning College.

Specific programs to meet the increasing demands for engineering technicians during the 1970s can be particularly well implemented by community colleges. (Editor)

Reviews the efforts of the American Historical Association, the Society for History Education, the American Sociological Association, and the Community College Social Science Association to promote the teaching of their respective disciplines. (RT)

Describes how the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Parkland College, Illinois, has become a catalyst for major institutional change through the use of faculty-owned and -driven professional development programs, faculty leadership teams, and a supportive administration. Emphasizes the role of faculty as agents of change. Contains…

Describes Oakton Community College's Critical Literacy Project (CLP), which includes a faculty seminar on critical thinking and analytical reading/writing, all-college staff development programming, and a national conference. Considers faculty ownership, college support, an interdisciplinary focus, and intellectual rigor among the keys to CLP…

Describes Jackson Community College's Professional Development Center, a drop-in center housing print and nonprint materials on hundreds of professional development topics. Reviews college efforts to motivate staff to use the center. Outlines the center's evaluation criteria. (DMM)

This issue focuses on preparing department chairs for their leadership roles. It presents qualities that experienced chairs cite as being crucial to success, and asserts the need to develop formal training programs for people newly appointed to these positions. Articles include: (1) "Midlevel Management in the Community College: A Rose Garden?"…

This paper describes the results of a study of community college learning resource centers as they exist today and examines some emerging functions which point toward the role of the center in the future. (DC)

Despite its ambiguous and often conflicting nature, the chairperson's role in instructional innovation and development is critical. Simultaneous faculty and chairperson training, coupled with planning and use of a flexible approach to innovation, can result in effective instructional innovation even under adverse circumstances. (JDS)