In this article, the author reminisces the time he went to Georgetown University to interview Dr. James Alatis and compares the career of Dr. Alatis with his own. The first comparison is that Dr. Alatis and the author both have taught in their home country, the United States, and in other countries. Second, Dr. Alatis and the author are both…

For the past two years, Colby Junior College, in New London, New Hampshire, in cooperation with Operation Crossroads Africa of New York City, has successfully operated an eight-week secretarial improvement course for African office employees. (Author)

Differences in the biology curricula of two-year and four-year colleges pose many problems for both students and teachers. A program to coordinate all biology teachers throughout the state for resolving such differences is described. (PS)

This volume provides excerpts of negotiated language from existing labor contracts at two- and four-year colleges that deal with peer evaluation and mentoring of faculty and support staff; also included is a legal analysis of a related resolution adopted by the National Education Association (NEA). The first section presents excerpts, specifically…

A survey of financial aid directors at all two-year colleges in four states measured differences between the administrators' desired and actual role functions. Analysis and implications of the results are presented. (MSE)

Southeastern Massachusetts is home to six public institutions of higher education. In 2003, at the invitation of Bridgewater President Dana Mohler-Faria, five of them joined together to form a regional collaborative called CONNECT. (The original members were Bridgewater State College, Bristol, Cape Cod and Massasoit community colleges, and the…

Explores the need for technical writing instruction for English majors. Reports that English majors entering M.B.A. programs felt unprepared for technical writing and business communication. Argues that technical writing instruction would broaden preservice English teachers' discourse education and their knowledge of the kinds of writing people do…

Suggests that students do a better job of revising their essays when more than one student has suggested possibilities for revision. Contains tips on training students in the process of peer reviewing. (TB)

Presents "Undergraduate Faculty Development in Science: A Report to the Congress by the National Science Foundation," recommending low priority for this program. Although two years old, the issues in the report are of paramount concern to planners charged with improving undergraduate science education. (Author/JN)

In the mid-1960's the Navaho tribal council created a two-year community college but it has had many problems educating students who have previously known only Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. (KE)

A two-year program at Sandhills Community College trains persons to be members of the mental health team in state hospitals, special schools, half-way houses, and other institutions. (HH)

This document describes two- and three-year colleges in Korea, which produce middle-level technicians equipped with a solid base in both theory and practical skills. The colleges' goals are: (1) to contribute to national development by producing leading technicians to industries; (2) to realize the idea of lifelong education through a variety of…

Reported is a study of the general education mathematics programs in 86 two-year colleges. Data include types of courses, teaching techniques, and topics appropriate for such courses. (MP)

This quantitative study conducted in the ESL program at a large community college investigated the symbiotic relationship between reading and second-language learning from the perspective of the class of post-secondary functional bilinguals sometimes referred to as Generation 1.5. These students are long-term, resident second-language (L2) English…

A Southern Regional Education Board report warns that if state leaders do not insist that two-year college students meet publicly recognized performance standards, public confidence in the institutions could decline. (MSE)