Examines first year results of the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) required for students to earn a high school diploma. Results suggest this high stakes test failed to meet legislative objectives to increase achievement and close the achievement gap. Instead, language-minority students with passing scores achieved significantly below…

Describes the educational situation facing "retornado" families and children, Mexican transnational immigrants moving between New York City and Puebla, Mexico. Examines factors underlying the current lack of first language and second language instruction for the Spanish-English bilinguals returning to live in Mexico. Offers suggestions for how…

Discusses the effect of ethnic and language minority background on personal and professional identities at the individual and collective levels. Presents solutions to the marginalization that minority schools are suffering within institutions and professional associations. (Author/VWL)

Discusses an atypical doctoral degree program in Community College Leadership at Mississippi State University, which takes an interdisciplinary approach to educating future rural community college administrators. Program characteristics include: (1) instruction and research driven by priorities established by rural community colleges; (2) a degree…

Argues that little research has focused on the preparedness of new college students to cope in a technologically driven campus, particularly in community colleges with a large percentage of non-traditional students. Identifies strategies for exposing students to technology during student orientation programs. (Contains 13 references.) (NB)

Argues that community college student health services are pertinent to student success, and that a college committed to student success is one that is also committed to student health. Discusses policy agenda for community college health programs in the context of leadership policy issues and individual college and consortia issues. (Contains 13…

Argues that because peer-reviewed journals are not likely to be read by practitioners, peer-reviewed articles about the community college may have little or no direct influence on the field. Discusses an analysis of six peer-reviewed academic journals and two practitioner journals, which found that the majority of high-producing authors were male…

Describes the teacher preparation program at Colin County Community College District (CCCCD), Texas, the first community college program in the nation authorized to prepare teachers. Also reports that Texas A&M University-Commerce has joined with CCCCD to provide a bridge between the community college program and graduate degrees at the…

Provides resources to help counselors assess, understand, and provide appropriate services for international and immigrant student populations in community colleges. States that, because there is so much variation among the population, the adjustment process is difficult and requires administrative intervention. (Contains 11 citations.) (AUTH/NB)

Describes the goal of this publication as addressing previous research that will be important in future research by publishing revolutionary articles done during the 1990s decade. Gives examples of topics that will be discussed in the articles: meta-study approach, meta method, and meta findings. (Contains 19 references.) (MZ)

Discusses how despite the large number of women in community colleges, they are underrepresented in high administrative positions and vocational programs offering high paying jobs. Analyzes 26 articles regarding women in community colleges and recommends that more articles need to be written about the female experience. (Contains 30 references.)…

Discusses 26 articles are either women centered articles or those that treat gender as a variable. Addresses to what extent these articles use feminist literature, frameworks, and methodologies. Concludes that such articles can empower female students and researchers in community colleges and integrate women's studies into graduate programs.…

Addresses three main themes of literature regarding African Americans in community colleges: (1) environmental factors related to student success; (2) the need for faculty diversity; and (3) race and community college administration. Concludes that to improve the experience of African Americans, more research needs to be done on the subject.…

Discusses how there is need for more published information about the experiences of Latinos in community colleges. Discusses the term "la tercera frontera" which describes cultural barriers that hold Latinos back. Recommends that more research be done to end marginalization of Latinos. (Contains 26 references.) (MZ)

Focuses on articles about students with disabilities and claims that the following are the main themes: (1) campus factors supporting student success; (2) participant label ambiguities; and (3) research methodology selection. Concludes that there is a need for more research addressing staff development, accommodations, needs of specific disability…