Describes a study designed to identify relationships between selected characteristics of postsecondary occupational program administrators (i.e., locus of control, age, and years of experience) and their use of strategic planning behaviors. Indicates that most administrators lack adequate knowledge and understanding of strategic planning. (MAB)

Describes a study focusing on strategies employed by community colleges that have been severely affected by state budgetary shortfalls and accompanying enrollment increases. Indicates that state funding declines have promoted institutions to seek local funding and increase tuition and that college attempts to avoid enrollment limitations involve…

Describes a study of the characteristics of students using the services of Mount Royal College's Learning Skills Center. Compares center clientele with the general student body in terms of gender, age, year and program of study, enrollment status, first language, and referral source. Center clientele were predominantly female and in their first…

Provides an overview of the 2+2 Tech Prep movement, including a summary of the U.S. Labor Department publication "What Work Requires of School," and Michigan's Tech Prep efforts. Describes a technical foundation or bridging program designed for individuals who desire an associate degree in a practical field but were inadequately prepared in high…

Compares data on minorities with community college backgrounds who went on to earn doctorates in science and engineering over a 10-year period with all other science and engineering doctorate recipients for the same period. Reveals that the groups were comparable though sizable differences existed in age at doctorate completion and fields of…

Reviews current criticisms of community services programming in community colleges, focusing on the services' overexpansion of college mission and funding restraints. Argues that colleges cannot effectively intervene in every aspect of community life. Suggests that colleges redefine the notion of community services, retaining the educational…

Describes a study conducted of literacy programs at five companies that used community colleges in their basic skills program. Indicates that no companies asked colleges to conduct needs assessments and that companies believed that only workplace-specific curricula were effective components of the programs. (25 citations) (MAB)

Describes a study of 57 vocational program faculty at Odessa College (Texas) to determine their perceptions of crucial competencies for students to master. Presents a core of 38 mathematical competencies identified as necessary for student success, grouped in the areas of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, mixed operations, and measurement. (26…

Describes a 10-year study of the 1,404 students who transferred from Ohio's Cuyahoga Community College to Kent State University from 1979 to 1988. Indicates that the graduation rates of transfers and native students were at least equal and that transfer students' grade point averages were not an accurate predictor of baccalaureate attainment. (19…

Examines the role of partnerships in the community colleges, reviewing their historical basis, primary keys for success, and potential barriers to achievement. Highlights the importance of administrative commitment at all participating organizations and willingness to yield some positions for the good of the project. (13 citations) (MAB)

Discusses faculty evaluation programs at 11 community colleges, focusing on procedures used, the frequency of evaluation, and areas evaluated. Indicates that although the 11 colleges used all of the main types of faculty evaluation procedures, substantive differences existed among the schools regarding frequency of use and instrument content. (MAB)

Reviews processes involved in community college faculty recruitment, including justifying the new position, recruiting methods, evaluating applicants, and arranging candidate visits to the campus. Discusses changes in standards for recruiting and hiring from the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and implications for practice. (21 citations)…

Describes a 50-state study of the regulatory environment of 2-year colleges, focusing on patterns in budgeting flexibility, budget form, expenditure oversight, tuition and revenue control, local authority, and personnel administration. The highest degree of state control was over budgeting form and local autonomy, while the lowest was over…

Describes a study comparing the perceptions of community college deans and department chairs of the extent to which the recommendations put forth by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' Commission on the Future of Community Colleges had been implemented in Virginia. (MAB)

Describes a study conducted in 1986 at a suburban community college in the Pacific Northwest of the interaction between three student characteristics (i.e., gender, age, and socioeconomic background) and the program of study the students chose. Indicates that all three characteristics play a role in explaining the complexity surrounding program…