Through his early studies of the character of adult schools and community colleges in California, Burton Clark launched a set of ideas, sociological and educational, that served as baseline concepts in the study and practice of American higher education. His book "The Open Door College" ranks among the classic accounts of a type of…

This study examines mission accretion, or the process by which the mission of the community college has broadened over time, in California's community colleges. The historical community college emphasis on transfer, occupational and remedial education, and community service has expanded to include the nontraditional educational initiatives of…

The level of competition between secondary adult education and community college programs, and the effects of duplication of services upon finances was the focus of this California study. Three geographic areas were selected to represent high inter-institutional cooperation, moderate competition, and intense competition. Key administrative…

This booklet contains descriptions of the 13 finalists in the U.S. Secretary of Education's Program of Awards for Outstanding Adult Education Programs. The programs, which include adult basic education (ABE), English as a second language (ESL), and adult secondary education (including general educational development--GED) programs are grouped into…

The program described in this paper, based on the language experience approach, considers students' needs, the first of which is immediate success and the second of which is perception of the value of improving their communication skills. In the first unit, the student composes a story or a report on tape and in the second unit, the student…

Discusses the School to Work Opportunities Act of 1993, which was designed to create a system of career preparation for all young people. Suggests that there is a good fit between high school and two-year colleges as partners in the provision of programs linking school and work. (JOW)

A study identified potential barriers to successful intra-institutional collaboration involving educators at secondary schools, community colleges, community education agencies, and higher education institutions. Twenty educators from various educational agencies in Alabama and Georgia were identified to be included in the interview process by…

For 4 years, the Alliance for Achievement served as a pioneering effort to raise aspirations and improve the academic preparation of students by connecting public schools and community colleges to each other and the workplace. It proposed the challenging ideas that communities should provide a "seamless path" that carries young people…

The Amity Scholar Program features a teaching aide program in which students from French-, German-, and Spanish-speaking countries become intern teachers of language and culture in two-year college foreign language classes in the United States. Screening and application procedures are outlined as well as host responsibilities for the program. (CB)

Broadcasting videotapes from a central distribution point eliminates checkout problems. A community college and a secondary school share the system. (Author/MLF)

This report was prepared as part of a project submission for the European Union, spring 2001. The document begins with a brief review of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act and the policies and organizations established to govern federal support of vocational-technical education (VTE) programs in the United States. The author…

Describes the development, planning, costs, and benefits of Chesapeake College's Annual Social Sciences Exposition and Fair--an interdisciplinary social sciences program encouraging secondary-level students from five Maryland counties to study areas of American and world history, American government, economics, cultural and physical geography,…

Describes how local vocational schools and community colleges can play a key role in building a strong partnership between Japanese manufacturers and their U.S. workers. Kellogg Community College's (Michigan) partnership with Nippondenso and the Ohio Industrial Training Program's work with Honda of America are profiled. (JOW)

During fiscal year 1994, 106,054 individuals were enrolled in secondary-level vocational education (VE) courses and 78,699 individuals were enrolled in postsecondary-level VE courses in Mississippi. Eight performance standards and core measures were developed and used to evaluate all VE programs in Mississippi. The percentages of the various types…

Includes reports from three divisions of the Association for Education in Journalism: "Exchanging Teaching Ideas, Practices Major Aim of Photojournalism Division,""Secondary Education Division Promotes Journalism in Any Setting," and "Graphics Division Emphasis Shifting toward Development of Teaching Aids." (KS)