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Affective Responses of Community College Students to Self-Selected Criteria of Success.
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Easton, John Q. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1984
Examines changes in the academic self-concept of community college students from the City Colleges of Chicago who experienced success or failure according to their own success criteria. Over 16 weeks, students who met or surpassed their expectations showed increased academic self-concept and higher standards of success. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Surveys, Self Concept, Student Educational Objectives
National Study of Effective Community College Teachers.
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Easton, John Q.; And Others – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1985
Presents a study of especially effective community college teachers, involving interviews with teachers with outstanding reputations and high-achieving students to determine instructional methods, alterable teaching behaviors, and techniques for improving teaching. Underscores the importance of planned course goals, respect for and interest in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges
The Characteristics of Very Effective Teachers in Urban Community Colleges.
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Guskey, Thomas R.; Easton, John Q. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1983
Discusses a study of the characteristics and behaviors of exceptionally effective urban community college teachers which used in-depth interviews with 28 college faculty identified as exemplary teachers. Shows that respondents shared many common teaching characteristics and instructional practices, but few common personal characteristics. (AYC)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Teacher Behavior