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50 Years of ERIC
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Editor's Choice Essay: Remembering Raymond J. Young and the Grass-Roots Development of Community Colleges from 1950 to 1976
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Katsinas, Stephen G. – Community College Review, 2008
Raymond J. Young (1923-2007) played a key role in the post-World War II development of community colleges in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and elsewhere. This article describes his scholarly and professional contributions in developing "bottom-up," grassroots citizen's participatory studies that led to the establishment of 60 community colleges in 33…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Change Agents, Community Action, Community Development
The Availability, Prospects, and Fiscal Potential of On-Campus Housing at Rural Community Colleges
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Moeck, Pat G.; Katsinas, Stephen G.; Hardy, David E.; Bush, V. Barbara – Community College Review, 2008
Many rural community colleges have long provided on-campus housing. This article profiles the availability of housing at rural community colleges in 2001-2002 and 2005-2006, examines the factors that will continue to make on-campus housing an important service at rural institutions, and draws on 2005-2006 data from the Institutional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, On Campus Students, College Housing
The Relationship between Environmental Conditions and Transfer Rates of Selected Rural Community Colleges: A Pilot Study.
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Higgins, C. Steven; Katsinas, Stephen G. – Community College Review, 1999
Investigates the relationship between transfer rates and conditions that are beyond an institution's control. Finds that the percentage of students under age 25 and the percent of adults with a high school degree are positively associated with transfer, while expenditures per FTE, the percentage of males enrolled, and population density are…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Demography
Revising Community College Bylaws to Protect Institutional Integrity: Process and Product.
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Katsinas, Stephen G.; And Others – Community College Review, 1988
Describes the Board of Directors' of the Miami-Dade Community College Foundation development of new bylaws. Provides information on the foundation's structure and functions, the concern of the Ad Hoc Committee on Governance with the issues of quorum and board member oversight, and the responsibilities of the foundation's committees. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Governance, Governing Boards, Organizational Objectives
A Review of the Literature Related to Economic Development and Community Colleges.
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Katsinas, Stephen G. – Community College Review, 1994
Reviews the literature on the economic development role of rural, suburban, and urban community colleges; the role of the community college in technology transfer; employment, training, and literacy programs; and economic impact studies. (Contains 40 references.) (KP)
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development