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Miller, Michael T.; Tuttle, Courtney C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
Community colleges in rural environments provide a variety of services. There is a great deal of documentation supporting those services that are academic and economic. The noneconomic and nonacademic results of community college activities, however, have an undocumented yet significant impact on local communities. The current study focused on how…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Areas, College Role, School Community Relationship
Smith, Harold A. – 1989
A Mississippi State University study investigated the perceptions of community and higher education leaders (N=197) concerning the potential socio-economic importance to Americans of establishing continuing links among communities, colleges and universities, and international students and alumni. Individuals surveyed include academic vice…
Descriptors: Alumni, Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Cooperative Programs
Owings, Thomas G. – 1977
A random sample of adults in Alabama were surveyed in 1977 to determine their opinions and attitudes about postsecondary education. A 51-item questionnaire was designed to reflect public feeling about several areas of postsecondary education, including finance; governance; faculty; teaching, research, and service functions; and admissions and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Educational Finance