Provides an annotated bibliography of seven ERIC documents on teacher effectiveness, including documents that profile teacher excellence, describe faculty development efforts, and act as forums for the discussion of teaching and learning. (MAB)

Describes Hawaii Community College's vocational preparation (Voc Prep) program, which focuses on basic communication, literacy, and mathematics skills to prepare students to enter vocational programs. Compares the Voc Prep learning community model, which includes vocational and basic skills instruction, personal development, and counseling, with…

Examines the effect of the Appalachian environment and culture on adult learners. Identifies instructional strategies to enhance adult learning. Describes Hocking College's "Women in Transition" course for mature female students, which focuses on improving interpersonal, time management, goal-setting, and life-planning skills through flexible,…

Describes the Technology Intervention and Support Program (TISP) at Kent State University, designed to improve the English and mathematics skills of academically disadvantaged technology students at the Ashtabula and Trumbull campuses. Discusses program objectives, participant selection and recruitment, and implementation processes. Profiles TISP…

Describes North Carolina's model of community college faculty development that coordinates the improvement of curricula and instruction with professional development activities. Discusses the strategy of basing projects at individual colleges while targeting single curriculum areas statewide and lists curriculum improvement projects since 1985.…

Proposes a theoretical framework for including higher order thinking and problem solving in vocational education. Reviews recent theories of advanced learning, addressing the brain's role in constructing meaning, contextualized learning, and flexible cognition theory. Considers the applicability of hypertext and multimedia for learning complex…

Offers a reading list for community college presidents, identifying key journals and books. Includes books from the education, management, and demographics literature. (MAB)

Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas among professionals involved in community college research and planning, this journal contains a series of articles concerned with institutional research and research-related topics. The following articles are presented: (1) "The Importance of Time," by Arthur M. Cohen, which discusses the significance…

Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas among research and planning professionals, this journal presents articles and reviews books on topics of concern to community colleges. First, E. Timothy Lightfield examines 10 socioeconomic trends and offers suggestions to enable colleges to thrive in the face of these changes in his essay,…

Designed as a forum for the exchange of information among members of the National Council for Research and Planning, these two journal issues offer 10 articles concerning community college research and planning. The first issue presents: (1) "Just Testing," by Arthur M. Cohen; (2) "Enrollment Patterns of Adult Learning in a Community College," by…

Designed as a forum for the exchange of information among members of the National Council for Research and Planning (NCRP), this journal provides articles on various aspects of community college research, management, and planning. The two issues of volume 6 contain the following articles: (1) "The President's Forum: What Have We Accomplished?" by…

Designed as a forum for research and discussion of issues relevant to community college researchers and planners, this journal issue begins with Kathryne Baratta-Wilders' discussion of the role of institutional research in the community college and her suggestions of ways for improving its status within an institution. Next, C. Nelson Grote…

Designed as a forum for the exchange of information among research and planning professionals, this journal presents articles on institutional research studies and practices. In "The President's Forum," Mantha Mehallis focuses on the changing role of research evaluation and planning in community colleges. Next, Linda Greer, in her article,…

This journal, designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas among research and planning professionals, offers articles of research studies and practices. After Timothy Lightfield highlights upcoming professional association events, Janice S. Ancarrow's article, "The National Vocational Education Data Reporting and Accounting System (VEDS): Its…

Provides information designed to assist administrators in utilizing the advanced information technologies available on the Internet. Describes the uses of such elements of the Internet as "e-mail,""ftp (file transfer protocol),""gopher," and "telnet." Indicates that administrators can use the internet to communicate with colleagues and perform…