Describes a program which combines two years of college German into one and which culminates in five weeks of intensive study in Germany. Discusses the logistics of the program, along with student and faculty response and recommendations. (EKN)

Discusses the use of computers and word processing programs in two-year college writing instruction. Compares levels of student use of word processing in writing tasks. Reviews factors to be considered in evaluating software. (DMM)

This article identifies instructional strategies that capitalize on the cognitive strengths of students with ASD by exploring the executive dysfunction theory of ASD. The authors focus on the middle/secondary English classroom where students are often in inclusive settings with a general education teacher. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)

A program of communication between faculty and administrations of two-year and four-year colleges provides for continuity in the mathematics programs of students transferring to the senior institutions. (SD)

Announced is an approval service for associate degree programs in chemical technology at two-year colleges. Features of the program and ways that institutions may become involved in the program are discussed. (CW)

This study deals with administrative and operational patterns of 278 college unions located in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Japan. Emphasis is placed on physical plant, organizational structure, professional staff, financial operation of the union, general union policies, relationship to departments, facilities, and…

A retrospective look at how severe budget reduction during the last two years affected New York City Community College, and at the difficult decisions made and issues considered in retrenchment of services and staff. (JG)

Based on LSA's (Latent Semantic Analysis) measuring textual coherence and Halliday and Hasan's cohesive concepts and their categorization of cohesive devices, this paper analyzes coherent relatedness and cohesive devices of 100 Chinese students' English writings. The results indicate that (1) LSA is proved to be an objective and appropriate method…

Considers the changes that have taken place in two-year college personnel policies concerning transfer, promotion, termination, hiring, outplacement, and exit interviews. Discusses the need to formalize these policies. (DMM)

A study was conducted to compare the attitudes of two- and four-year college chief academic administrators, deans, and department heads in Oklahoma toward community college education. The "Junior College Attitude Survey" was administered to 491 administrators in the 27 public higher education institutions in Oklahoma, soliciting information on…

This guide is designed to assist state and local consortia with their evaluation of Tech Prep education programs and with their reporting of Tech Prep program and student outcomes data to meet the accountability requirements of the Perkins Act of 1998. Intended for Tech Prep stakeholders in secondary schools and two-year colleges, the guide also…

To thrive in the 21st century economy, all young people will need some education beyond high school. Whether in two- or four-year colleges or in programs granting credentials for employment in family-sustaining careers, obtaining postsecondary education and training has become imperative---all the more so in an era when employers now require the…

In 1994-95, States will increase spending on public colleges and student aid by 7.6% over 1992-93, the largest increase since the recession began. Forty states have raised appropriations. Data are presented for each state university, state college, two-year colleges, other institutions, and student aid, by state. States are also ranked by…

Community college groups initially had lower self-esteem and identified with lower status occupations than the university liberal arts group. Two years later, the differences in self-esteem did not exist. (Authors)

In this article, we report on a teacher-researcher collaboration that emerged from a large study on literacy strategies for diverse classrooms. Using the example of one Year 9 class of ten English as an Additional Language (EAL) students, we trialled language-focussed materials on the topic of Ecosystems as an alternative or adjunct to the…