A survey of community college leaders and university professors involved in community college education was conducted to determine the current status of community college in-service education. Opinions related to types, topics, forms, leadership, and the role of the university in in-service education of community college faculty were also sampled.…

Two studies of the economic impact of the college on the community conducted at two very different colleges in Alabama suggest that the most meaningful impact studies should try to measure and consider the human development impact of the college on the community as well as economic factors. (JG)

An examination of the activities of two state boards having jurisdiction over community colleges in Illinois determined that twice as much time and effort was devoted to control as compared to coordination; thus, a board with greater control powers may be necessary to handle competition among institutions within an education system. (JG)

Through a questionnaire sent to 24 Texas community/junior college presidents to obtain data that would establish a better community college teacher education program, several specific preparation program topics and an internship program were endorsed. The questionnaire is included in the article. (JG)

Reviews previous studies of adult basic education teacher competencies, corroborates their findings with a New England states study, and discusses teacher competencies in relation to their implications for adult basic education teacher training where the community college is the agency responsible for the administration of these programs. (JG)

A study of the abilities, interests, goals, perceptions and other characteristics of 17,137 two-year college students was conducted utilizing data collected at entrance, after one term, at graduation, and three years after graduation. Differences by sex among four age groups, where three of the groups were older students, were ascertained. (JG)

Reviews the research on the teaching of English to undereducated adults, suggests various factors that might account for the language-based problems of educationally deficit adults, and draws implications for classroom teachers. (JG)

A 13-item Student Description of Instruction Questionnaire developed at Bronx Community College (New York) was subjected to a series of reliability, stability, and validity studies based on data collected over a period of four semesters. Indices suggested moderate to good reliability and stability, depending on department. (JG)

Provides abstracts of eight selected ERIC documents, each of which presents a model for community college program evaluation and includes a rationale and procedures for conducting the evaluation. (JG)

A study of 750 students from four community colleges showed that high-risk students graduated only half as frequently in traditional community colleges (miniuniversities) as in non-punitive colleges (opportunity centers). However, there were no differences in subsequent academic performance of such students in senior institutions, suggesting that…

Utilizing the American Council on Education model for determining the economic impact of colleges on local economies, it was found that Cypress College significantly affected the local economy of its district in a positive direction. The model is recommended for evaluating benefits derived from tax payments to support community college districts.…

A Longitudinal study of the impact of college environment on student personality at Felician College indicated positive shifts in the aspiration level, student dignity, and academic achievement drive of the majority of students. Evidence of low student intellectual interests, however, demands further college efforts. (JDS)

A survey of community colleges in three states indicated the general unavailability of comprehensive services in speech, hearing, language screening, remediation and improvement, and bilingual services of the same nature despite the widespread needs of the community college constituency. Results should help in needs assessment and planning. (JDS)

Describes the use of the nominal group process, a consensus-reaching technique, to identify factors preventing community college chairpersons from exercising effective leadership. Four broad categories of obstacles to effective leadership were identified, at a workshop with 63 participating chairpersons. (JDS)

This article demonstrates, through a case study, the use of pre-existing subgroups as moderator variables to increase the predictive effectiveness of educational research. Use of moderator variables in this study increased the amount of explained variance by 460 percent. (JDS)