This study summarizes courses and programs in scientific and technical communication during the past 20 years. The results show that there has been a rapid increase in the number of courses and programs offered at two-year and four-year colleges and universities, as well as a 500% increase in the number of schools offering courses. The results…

This document is a report on the 2000 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) survey results from first-time, full-time students at Mt. San Antonio College (SAC) (California). The survey gathered data on student demographics, background experiences, college expectations, attitudes, and opinions. It was administered to 1,000 students, 867…

This study explores the expectations and early and subsequent realities of text-to-speech software for 24 nonnative-English-speaking college students who were experiencing reading difficulties in their freshman year of college. The study took place over two semesters in one academic year (from September to June) at a community college on the…

Discusses how by accepting the metaphor of education as product and the corporate-bureaucratic definition of "quality," community colleges fail to help students transform their lives and may foster America's class system. Considers the humanities' definition and the corporate definition of quality. Exhibits concerns about the political structures…

Hispanic and Native-American presidents of two- and four-year colleges are listed by state or territory. Listings include the institution's name, the date of appointment, school type, and student population. African-American presidents of two-year colleges are listed here; African-American presidents of four-year institutions were listed in a…

Presents Part II of an interview with Ira Shor reflecting on the state of community colleges since the 1960s. Discusses how the most important thing to teach is critical inquiry and critical literacy, to study something in a methodical way and to communicate knowledge gained with articulate depth to a real audience. Outlines 13 goals for schooling…

For the past two years, Achieve, Inc. has worked with the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), a collaborative project of K-12 schools, community and technical colleges, and baccalaureate institutions within the state of Washington, as it developed mathematics standards that "define the core knowledge and skills expected of students entering…

This article examines the challenges experienced by Arabic-speaking students and lecturers at meeting the proposed learning outcomes in English Literature (EL) at a residential university in Algeria. An overview of the history of foreign languages (French and English) in the curricula in Algerian schools and tertiary education institutions has…

For too long, education in West Virginia has operated as a series of discrete silos: early childhood programs, elementary schools, middle grades, high schools, vocational and technical programs, two-year community and technical colleges, workforce training, four-year colleges and universities, and graduate education. As students move from one silo…

Recounts the experiences of one middle-aged community college English teacher who decided to go after a terminal degree. Considers the pros and cons of returning to graduate school for the doctorate degree. Describes how teacher training for graduate students might be improved. (HB)

This resource guide describes the North Dakota University System and provides information about the programs and costs of higher education in the North Dakota system. An introduction describes the institutions in the system: two doctoral universities, one master's degree-granting university, three universities that offer bachelor's degrees and…

Describes a study conducted to gather information about the number of two-year college students who hold baccalaureate degrees. Finds that, for academic year 1997-98: (1) 12,946 students out of 753,255 already had bachelor's degrees, 2,527 had master's degrees, and 142 had doctoral degrees; and (2) criminal justice development was the most popular…

Describes the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, a prestigious and rigorous international program for students in the last two years of secondary education, which earns students a diploma recognized for university admission throughout the world. (SR)

In 2003, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) placed Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC) on probation. The commission, part of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, didn't have much choice, as the Fort Totten, North Dakota, college struggled with financial and administrative upheaval. But the college's accreditation was…

This study examines how the revised College English Test Band 4 (CET-4) influenced Chinese non-English major undergraduates' out-of-class English learning practices over time, by following two informants in one university from the day they began their college English learning to the day they knew their results in the target examination. In…