In 1988, a study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to determine the number and proportion of 1987 graduates from eight local public high schools who enrolled at PVCC in 1987-88 (i.e., the market share) and compare results with figures for previous years. Study findings included the following: (1) PVCC enrolled over 20% of…

CONCERN FOR EXPANDING ENROLLMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE FORESEEN NECESSITY FOR LIMITING ENROLLMENT BEYOND PRESENT STANDARDS LED TO PREPARATION OF THIS STUDY. A SOMEWHAT SIMILAR QUESTION REGARDING PERFORMANCE OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS HAD BEEN DELIMITED IN 1963-64 AND PROVIDES A PARALLEL FRAMEWORK, AS WELL AS A BASIS FOR SOME COMPARISONS OF PRESENT…

An analysis of 10 journal articles written by community college instructors revealed marked similarities in the authors' topics, writing styles, basic assumptions, data sources, and motivations to write. The authors focused their writing on curricular matters within their academic fields, using general teacher journals and teacher journals in…

Seeking a better understanding of the position of the Library Technical Assistant (LTA) in the library world, this study presents an overview of the LTA in Illinois, exploring problems related to their training and employment and providing a general description of the LTA. The first phase of this examination consists of an identification of the…

A 3-institution study investigated the effectiveness of transfer of 1,786 Los Rios Community College students to the University of California at Davis and California State University at Sacramento, measured by student preparation, persistence, and performance before and after transfer. Need for remediation. before transfer was also examined.…

A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the life values of community college faculty and selected demographic variables (i.e., college location, age, teaching experience, highest degree held, and other employment). A stratified random sample of 984 Oregon community college instructors was asked to identify "guiding…

This final report for Columbia Basin College's waste management technician partnership program outlines 4 objectives: (1) develop at least 4 waste management competency-based curriculum modules; (2) have 50 participants complete at least 1 module; (3) have 100 participants complete a training and/or certification program and 200 managers complete…

A study was conducted at the 14 community colleges (17 campuses) in Pennsylvania to assess the perceptions of faculty about the relative importance of course content items in a beginning credit course in computer literacy, and to survey courses currently being offered. A detailed questionnaire consisting of 96 questions based on MECC (Minnesota…

Results of the 1979-80 Survey of Voluntary Support of Education are presented, along with national estimates of voluntary support of higher education. For 180 core institutions reporting in both 1978-79 and 1979-80, it was found that: (1) total support grew 18.1 percent in contrast to the 6.1 percent gain reported for the core group in 1978-79;…

A project was undertaken to develop a model for organizing and operating learning centers in secondary and postsecondary vocational schools as well as in community colleges in Kentucky. During the first year of the project models were developed for learning centers at both instructional levels. Stressed in each model was the use of key elements of…

Describes several basic writing research projects that reported results in the 1990's. Discusses the role of gender, the needs of special student populations, the influence of technology, and the importance of various testing and teaching strategies in writing programs. (16 references) (MAB)

On September 27, 1991, a seminar was held by faculty, administrators, and other higher education practitioners to discuss financial aid issues related to the almost 11 million nontraditional students in the nation's colleges and universities. This monograph describes those issues and presents four papers that formed the background to seminar…

"Project Evaluation" was conceived to aid evaluation systems in Massachusetts community colleges by accomplishing three main tasks: (1) determining the current status of evaluation efforts; (2) piloting an appropriate program evaluation system and adapting it to Massachusetts; and (3) developing a uniform placement and follow-up system. To meet…

Taps research in American studies to learn more about rhetoric and writing instruction in post-Revolutionary America. Merges the separate (and gendered) histories of early 19th-century American rhetoric, breaking down the separate spheres in contemporary historical and literary scholarship. Examines civic rhetoric found in texts that represent…