Differentiates between activity planning, which does not produce demonstrable outcomes, and impact planning, which does. Impact planning is characterized by a matching process with the appropriate methodology, organizational fit, clarity, linkage to the college's ongoing organizational systems, and substance over style. Contains 11 references. (CK)

Discusses the process undertaken by Fresno City College to create a decision-making procedure driven by student success. Faculty, staff, and students worked together to identify a series of indicators of achievement, including course retention, degree/certificate completion, and job placement rate. Also included is an eight-step blueprint for…

Community colleges have long relied on informal and unstructured collaborations for survival and success. This article describes the need for more complex collaborative relationships with external constituents. Examples of emerging types of structured collaboration are presented, as are the implications of these collaborations for faculty,…

Community colleges across the country are experimenting with strategies to raise faculty and staff awareness of the need for change and to engage them in the redesign process. This article describes the major forces driving the need for transformation, the organizational stress that sometimes results, and successful strategies for bridging the old…

Examines whether community college students of differing ethnic backgrounds vary in their perceptions of growth and development as a function of their college. Finds that little variability of gains in such areas as career preparation and personal and social development can be attributed to ethnic differences. (24 citations) (VWC)

Outlines the historical background of fundraising in community colleges, contrasting these efforts with those of four-year institutions, and discusses the matter of integrating resource development with institutional planning processes. Provides examples of successful community college development efforts, along with a discussion of several…

Examines strategic-planning models developed for higher education and compares them with accreditation models. States that accreditation can be integrated into the institution's strategic-planning process to add unity to the institution's efforts to effectively serve both internal and external constituents. (27 citations) (VWC)

Studies Kennedy-King College's low level of persistence among African-American "nontraditional" male students, and the resulting high rate of departure before completing specified goals. Proposes a model of persistence to develop modes of action, program enhancements, and activities within the college to increase persistence level. (24 citations)…

Describes the role of the community college president as both a fund raiser and a development team leader. Argues that the development team (trustees, foundation board members, and resource development professionals) should work closely with the president to plan and implement strategies to secure external funds. (74 references.) (JDI)

Analyzes learner-content, learner-instructor, and learner-learner interaction in six distance-learning courses offered at technical institutes in Georgia. Indicates that both faculty and students were satisfied with all three types of interaction in these courses. (13 references) (JDI)

Describes the impact of an open, participatory, consensus-based planning process with faculty and staff at Parkland College in Illinois. Indicates that the planning process has been enthusiastically endorsed by both faculty and staff and has resulted in an increase in the number of full-time teaching positions and a decrease in the number of…

Describes a study that compares successful and unsuccessful underprepared students using selected input, environmental, and output variables. Indicates that successful underprepared students completed developmental coursework in English and reading early in their college careers. Contains 17 references. (JDI)

Examines teaching effectiveness and the role college administrators play in providing a supportive environment for teaching. Discusses the role of the dean and departmental chairperson in implementing incentives and establishing evaluative procedures for instructors. Contains 16 references. (JDI)

Compares the performance of community-college transfer students with students entering directly from high school at Canada's York University. Indicates that community-college transfer students are more likely to drop out and less likely to graduate than direct-entry students. Contains four data tables and 19 references. (JDI)

Describes a study that used the Community College Student Experience Questionnaire (CCSEQ) to investigate the relationship between student academic involvement and perceived gains in career preparation among health, technical, business and trade/industry students. Indicates that health students reported the highest perceived gains and study-effort…