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Direct linkSmith, Joshua L. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Illustrates changes in the demography, social structure, and educational needs of communities served by community colleges. Considers the changing educational needs of specific community constituencies as new social, economic, and technological trends emerge, institutional responses to these changing needs, and the implications of these responses…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Role, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Download full textMartorana, S. V., Ed.; Piland, William E., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
This collection of articles addresses the role of community colleges in serving the specialized interests of organized community groups. After introductory comments on the topic, Seymour Eskow discusses how societal changes necessitate a reexamination of the role of the community college and an increased orientation to community organizations.…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Organizations, Community Services
Elliott, Cynthia Ann – 1984
In response to the growing Hispanic population in Dade County Florida and the resultant need for the English-speaking businessperson to be conversant in Spanish, Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) developed and produced a non-traditional, conversational approach to Spanish instruction. In Miami, where Hispanics account for almost 60% of the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Business Skills, Community Change, Community Characteristics
Bragg, Debra D.; Jacobs, James – 1991
A project developed an operational definition of and designed a conceptual framework for evaluating two-year postsecondary educational customized training programs. The definition specifies that customized training requires the following: (1) contracts; (2) payments; (3) relationships to economic development strategies; (4) the delivery of…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Competence, Contracts
