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Download full textAmerican Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1988
Resulting from an 18-month study of the history, current status, and future of the two-year college, this report analyzes and presents recommendations concerning all major aspects of the comprehensive community college. Part I advocates the development of a clearer and more sophisticated definition of the mission of the community college,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Curriculum, College Environment
Peer reviewedCarpenter, Don A., Ed. – Focus, 1988
Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas on teaching and learning in Utah's community colleges, this journal presents a series of essays by college faculty. The September 1988 issue contains: (1) "The Community College Academic Environment--And Me," by Timothy R. Bywater, which highlights the strengths of Dixie College, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Book Reviews, College Environment, College Faculty
Nora, Amaury; Kraemer, Barbara; Itzen, Richard – 1997
This study examined environmental and institutional factors affecting persistence of Hispanic college students. The sample of 324 first- and second-year students surveyed in the spring of 1995 included students who were enrolled in programs at a private, Illinois, bilingual junior college which were established to educate students who were older,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, Community Colleges, Cultural Influences
Cannell, Stephen A. – 1988
In 1986-87, Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) in Michigan undertook a broad-based examination of its effectiveness in assisting minority students to achieve their educational goals. The study investigated the balance between proportions of minorities residing in the local community and proportions enrolled at KVCC; the number of minorities…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Choice, College Environment, College Preparation
Thomas, Robert J.; And Others – 1992
Drawing on an applied research study encompassing an extensive literature review, telephone interviews with 50 key program administrators, and site visits at 9 community colleges, this handbook describes proven, effective techniques for providing vocational education to limited English proficient (LEP) adults in a community college setting. An…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bilingual Education Programs, College Environment, Community Colleges
Berger, Marc I.; And Others – 1969
These six papers concern general educational problems and problems specific to two year colleges. In the first, Dr. Marc Berger stated unequivocally that Education, as traditionally viewed, is mythology. Its potential for bringing about change in the social order is non-existent; the task is beyond its scope. Dr. William Birenbaum, in the second…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Curriculum
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Kapiolani Community Coll. – 1980
A survey was conducted in Spring 1980 of the 1,358 continuing Kapiolani Community College students who had registered as first-time students in Fall 1979. The survey instrument solicited information on: (1) student employment; (2) knowledge of procedures and requirements; (3) evaluation of students' college experience; (4) evaluation of student…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Ancillary School Services, College Environment, College Freshmen
Odin, Jaishree K. – Educational Perspectives, 2002
In spite of ten campuses spread over four islands, access to higher education at the University of Hawai'i (UH) is unevenly distributed across the state. In an effort to address the problem of access, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has funded the University of Hawai'i to develop online courses and programs. In this article, the author describes…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Networks, Community Colleges
Matus-Grossman, Lisa; Gooden, Susan – 2002
Information gathered in focus groups of current, former, and potential students at six community colleges was used to explore institutional and personal access and retention issues faced by students seeking a workable balance of their college, work, and family responsibilities. The six community colleges were as follows: Cabrillo College (Aptos,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Adult Students, College Environment
