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Download full textNespoli, Lawrence A.; Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1982
In spring 1982, a study was conducted to determine the persistence of Howard Community College (HCC) students from fall 1981 to spring 1982 and the relationship of students' attendance status, sex, and age to retention rates. Selected study findings include the following: (1) the overall retention rate for spring 1982 was 61.1% including Special…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age, Community Colleges, Dropout Research
Polk County Task Force for Adult Educational Needs Assessment, Columbus, NC. – 1984
Developed as part of an assessment of the need for a new Polk County Isothermal Community College campus, this report provides the results of a study conducted to determine the nature and extent of the need for postsecondary education in Polk County and to recommend cost-effective, quality-conscious strategies to meet identified needs. Chapter A…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Ovel, Steven J.; Olejniczak, Lon – 1992
Kirkwood Community College's (KCC's) economic development efforts in Iowa provide a full-service, regional delivery system for customized job training, retraining, and economic development services and programs. The mission of Kirkwood Economic Development Services (KEDS) is to assist the region's business and industry in becoming more productive,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development, Job Skills
Eannello, Dominick M. – 1983
This annual report presents information on the public services provided by Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in 1982-83. After introductory material defines public service and outlines laws and regulations governing their operation in New York's community colleges, an overview is provided of the three units at HVCC concerned with services for…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development
Staatse, Holly – 1983
In spring 1982, a study was conducted to gather information concerning the 701 students who graduated from Mercer County Community College (MCCC) during the 1981 academic year. Questionnaires soliciting information on employment, education, reasons for attending MCCC, and opinions of the college were returned by 56% of those surveyed. Study…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Mitchell, Maurice; And Others – 1980
A research project was conducted by Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) to investigate the computer-based education (CBE) needs of DMACC, design a CBE system to meet those needs, provide a plan for implementing that system, and justify implementation costs. The project report begins by discussing initial planning activities, including…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Cost Effectiveness
Crandell, Dorothy – 1981
A description, analysis, and evaluation are provided of the Career Development Network (CDN), a collaborative project involving 6 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges, 7 Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) prime sponsors, the New York Department of Labor, local program centers and social service agencies, and about…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Corbin, Lynda R., Ed. – Forum, 1990
Intended as a marketplace for the ideas and creativity of California community college faculty, this issue of "The Forum" contains not only articles on educational issues, but also short stories, poetry, and musical compositions. Included in this issue are the following: (1) "A Poet's Journey," by Nancy Edwards (poem); (2) "Toward an Effective…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Planning
Eaton, Judith S. – 1988
An overview is provided of the characteristics and priorities of the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), with special attention given to initiatives undertaken in 1987-88. Introductory comments assess the success of CCP in preserving access to educational opportunities, remaining faithful to its mission, ensuring academic integrity, helping…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Lane, Mervin – Improving College and University Teaching, 1975
From his experience in using a "clustering" arrangement for undergraduate classes of 25-50 students, the author describes a synergistic technique ("an active group exchange of three or more people involved in a particular objective"), listing guidelines and offering examples of material adaptable to it (questions, problems and topics, papers and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Faculty, College Instruction, Group Activities
Gaffney, Elizabeth – 1993
Students at Westchester Community College (WCC) are a diverse and often disenfranchised group. To help these students find their own voices, lyric poems are read now and then in a freshman writing course. Initially, lyric poems are read and discussed during the first week of class. Without the fear of reading something incomprehensible, students…
Descriptors: Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Lyric Poetry, Reading Material Selection
SCHELLER, THOMAS G. – 1967
IN FALL 1963, ALL FRESHMEN ENTERING THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA GENERAL COLLEGE TOOK THE DIAGNOSTIC READING TEST, AND FROM THEM A 110-STUDENT EXPERIMENTAL GROUP AND A SIMILAR CONTROL GROUP WERE RANDOMLY SELECTED. THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP STUDENTS WERE ASKED TO ENROLL IN A 1-UNIT EDUCATIONAL SKILLS COURSE, WHICH 67 COMPLETED. READING PRETEST SCORES…
Descriptors: Experimental Curriculum, Higher Education, Predictive Measurement, Pretests Posttests
Jirak, Mary Ann; Lucas, John A. – 1987
A study was conducted at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to assess the current employment experiences of students who had been enrolled in the college's Executive Secretarial Program. The study population consisted of all 232 students who completed SEC-237 (Secretarial Seminar and Internship) between fall 1976 and spring 1986, and…
Descriptors: Business Skills, College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewedGorrell, Robert M. – College Composition and Communication, 1965
The basic issues of the "new" rhetoric include (1) the ways in which contemporary rhetoric is "new", (2) some of the problems facing contemporary rhetoric, and (3) the relation of rhetoric to the teaching of English. Two factors contributing to the concept of a "new" discipline are a revival of interest in classical rhetoric and the development of…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Expository Writing, Linguistics, Rhetoric
Schulman, Sandra – 1980
Several strategies can be used in gaining campus-wide acceptance of new tutorial programs or other support services. First, publicize the service at least one semester in advance through marquee signs, fliers, and participation in appropriate campus events and activities. Second, make instructional staff aware of the fact that the tutorial program…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Program Implementation
