This dissertation examined the relationship of student textbook purchasing practices to student success and satisfaction in selected general education undergraduate courses at a Florida public community college. The study utilized secondary data sources, specifically bookstore purchasing data, student records, and student satisfaction survey…

Although many EFL learners have a command of internalized foreign language knowledge, they may have difficulty using this knowledge in different contexts. This is due to many interacting factors affecting their performance, mainly lack of target culture awareness. This study intended to identify the cultural aspects suitable to be integrated into…

Presented is an overview of several speeches which described instructional innovations and programs at community colleges in various regions across the United States. (AK)

Films for the community college are evaluated and listed in the following categories: general works, philosophy, social sciences, language, pure science, technology, the arts, and history. (PG)

Advocates student participation in the media process and the use of media as a learning resource, consultant, advocate, catalyst, and recorder. (DC)

A look at the learning center at DeAnza College (California). (HB)

How Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, Illinois, has been providing increased vocational opportunities for its students through mediated instruction. (HB)

Reports the efforts of eight community colleges in suburban Chicago to share locally-produced software. (JY)

Describes research on the use of focus-type materials to improve reading comprehension among junior college freshmen, concluding that the use of organizers significantly increased comprehension test scores. (RB)

Article considers the attitudes toward technology media of faculty at a California Community College in light of some of their basic attitudes toward the teaching process. (Author)

A discussion of how the cost of learning laboratories can vary according to needs and services for small community colleges. (HB)

Queensborough Community College (New York) initiated a program in 1973 to enable homebound high school graduates to continue their education. (Author/ER)

Uses data from a national study of science instruction in community colleges to explore instructional methods and media use in terms of effects on attrition, media production facilities and assistance used, and locally developed materials. Reveals that lecture is the predominant teaching method and media have little effect on attrition. (DMM)

Discusses the need for a well-planned telecourse that includes a system of interaction and follow-up. Support by faculty and administration is also considered necessary to the success of these courses. (MA)