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McVey, Ronald; And Others – 1977
These five papers represent different aspects of John Jay College of Criminal Justice's efforts in the area of professional career development, with special attention given to the concerns of minority group students and young and mid-career professionals. The introductory paper summarizes the College's history in the area of career development.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Programs, Guidance Programs, Higher Education
Mirabeau, Roch L. – 1977
The many problems connected with successful implementation of community college open enrollment involve students, faculty, college resources and basic processes. Together they constitute the challenge posed by open enrollment to administrators. Problems relative to students include low reading and writing abilities, low levels of preparedness and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Egerton,John – 1975
About 150 educators, administrators, and officials of public and private educational agencies took part in three days of discussions that focused on equal opportunity and the related issues of: (1) access, placement, and retention; (2) black colleges; (3) standardized tests; (4) needed change in white attitudes; (5) open admissions; (6)…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Attitude Change, Black Colleges, Black Students
Download full textSpencer, Gary D. – 1970
A program designed to provide instruction in fundamental English, mathematics, science, and reading skills to 200 students entering college under a federally supported open enrollment plan is described. The program began as a 6-weeks summer program aimed at diagnosing needs of students and offering them assistance with reading and study skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Admission, College Freshmen, College Programs
McClellan, Dorinda Ann – 1970
Efforts of a junior-college staff to provide materials which students in college transfer, terminal, or noncredit programs can read are described. Since the community college has an open enrollment plan, the needs in this regard are widely varied. In order to meet those needs, a study was made of the 358 students in the college's initial…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Open Enrollment, Readability
Kellner, Norman J. – 1970
This study examines results of integration programs in cities relatively similar in size and ethnic composition to San Diego. Pertinent case studies, conflicting experimental research findings, and group attitudes reflected in opinion polls are described and evaluated. A summary of the major conclusions and an annotated bibliography complete the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bus Transportation, Case Studies, Compensatory Education
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Direct linkPalmer, Jim – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1986
Reviews ERIC literature focusing on: (1) community college part-time faculty; (2) open door admissions policies; (3) retrenchment and its effect on program quality; and (4) differential salaries for faculty. Includes an extensive bibliography. (AYC)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Kelly, Dorothy A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1979
The College of New Rochelle's School of New Resources is described including: adult participation in decision making (selection and development of courses, faculty recruitment, and courses and programs evaluation), and descriptions of extension centers and campuses (AFSCME-AFL/CIO, Co-op City, South Bronx, New York Theological Seminary, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Community Involvement
Wells, Amy Stuart – 1990
Existing choice plans, which allow parents and students to choose among a variety of schools, vary dramatically in size, shape, and purpose. Different types of choice programs have different impacts, especially on low-income and minority group students; and it is not yet clear how school choice programs should be structured to assure that those…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Njie, Valerie; Cramer, Elizabeth – 1988
The Bidwell Training Center, Inc., in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, evaluated the effectiveness of IBM's Principle of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS), an interactive instructional program to teach adolescents and adults writing and reading skills. Bidwell's goal was to use PALS to teach large numbers of adults who read below the fifth-grade level.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Computer Managed Instruction
PDF pending restorationMcIntosh, Naomi E.; Woodley, Alan – 1975
The Open University offers part-time courses for adults by means of a multimedia distance teaching system. By adopting an open admissions policy and offering undergraduate courses, it is aiming for excellence and equality on a cost-effective basis. The university does appear to have achieved a high academic standard, both in its courses and its…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Education, College Choice
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of the Regents. – 1982
The Bachelor of Science (nursing) degree offered by the New York External Degree Program of the University of the State of New York is described. The degree program is designed to enable individuals to earn a college degree by using college courses, proficiency examinations, and/or special assessment. It provides a program of assessment rather…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, Degree Requirements, Equivalency Tests
Hayward, Gerald C. – 1981
Issues facing California's community colleges are reviewed in this response to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) report, "Missions and Functions of the California Community Colleges." The paper first asserts that the most critical question facing the community colleges in the 1980's is whether they should and can…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
LAPORTE, ROBERT; AND OTHERS – 1966
A MEDIUM-SIZED NORTHERN CITY WITH A NEGRO POPULATION OF ABOUT SEVEN PERCENT WAS EMBROILED IN A DISPUTE ABOUT DE FACTO SCHOOL SEGREGATION WHICH WAS PRECIPITATED BY BOUNDARY LINE REVISIONS FOR AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IMPELLED BY THE PRESSURES OF CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS, PLANS FOR RACIAL BALANCE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED--OPEN ENROLLMENT, BUSING,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Board of Education Policy, Bus Transportation, Community Problems
PDF pending restorationMaryland State Board for Community Colleges, Annapolis. – 1977
This plan, including all goals, projections, and policy directions, is predicated upon continued open access to community college occupational, transfer, and community services programs, in accordance with the educational needs of the citizens of the state. Enrollment projections suggest that growth in full-time enrollments will be moderate while…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
