Investigates both the reading and writing behaviors of eight good readers and writers in order to identify shared cognitive-linguistic patterns that might mark both processes, developmental differences between the age groups, and patterns of academic and nonacademic influences on the writing. (HOD)

Examines the teaching and learning of writing for secondary school students as it occurs in the interactive context of teacher-student writing conferences. Finds that collaboration is a shifting process shaped by conference participants and by the rhetorical circumstances of their talk. Describes collaboration as a continuum, varying both across…

A study was conducted of the financial aid awarded to students in the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN) in 1991-92. Study findings included the following: (1) financial aid awards to students attending UCCSN institutions amounted to $43,549,673 in 1992-92; (2) of the $43.5 million awarded, $22,958,948 (52.7%) was in federal…

EVIDENCE OF CONFLICT IS SEEN IN THE GROWING NUMBER OF FACULTY ORGANIZATIONS AND IN THEIR GROWTH OF ACTIVISM AND THEIR CHANGE IN EMPHASIS. IN THE TRANSITION OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE FROM A PUBLIC SCHOOL TO A HIGHER EDUCATION STATUS, SOME CONFLICT IS EXPECTED. ADMINISTRATOR-PERCEIVED STEREOTYPES OF FACULTY AND FACULTY-PERCEIVED STEREOTYPES OF…

In 1990, a study was conducted at Fullerton College (FC), a large suburban community college in Southern California, to determine if the use of classroom research by part-time faculty would stimulate greater involvement in learning and increase the course completion rate of adult learners in evening classes. A group of 16 part-time faculty…

A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to assess the extent to which the college's computerized academic alert and advisement system, which advises students of their academic progress halfway into the term, affected the students' academic achievement. The study sought to determine the effects of the system on students' grade…

This essay argues that one of the strengths of interdisciplinary studies lies in its ability to teach higher-order thinking skills. The author cautions, however, that using a creative thinking model for interdisciplinary studies goes against the way most students have been taught to accept and process course material. (Contains 35 references.) (NB)

In order to determine the extent of attrition at Essex County College, all students registered for the fall semester of 1975 who did not return for the winter semester were identified and were surveyed by mail (n=2,000) to ascertain their reasons for not returning. A total of 546 questionnaires were returned for a response rate of 27.3%. Analysis…

This project was undertaken to gather data on the experiences and success of Latino students at Long Beach City College (LBCC), in California. Reviews were conducted of demographic trends and the educational status of Latinos nationally and at LBCC to determine barriers to success and strategies for improving educational equality and success.…

Discussed is the relationship of concept-mapping by students to the meaningful learning of genetics and ecological concepts. The implications of these results for teacher education in biology are addressed. (KR)

The major purpose of this study was to identify common professional education competencies essential to adequate performance by administrators of vocational education at the community college level. Data were collected by means of a 98-item questionnaire which was designed so that deans and department chairmen could respond to the level of…

To build a global community, community colleges must start with the grassroots--students and clients. Educators committed to international education need to re-examine existing philosophies and ask: (1) does international education have relevance to our students' daily lives; (2) can students make connections between what they are studying and how…

A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to determine if there was a relationship between students' performance in a general mathematics course, MGF 1113, and their performance on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) computation section. The study investigated the relationship between grades in MGF 1113 and CLAST…

Analyzes the implicit requirements for achieving reliable results from holistic ratings of writing samples and argues that these conditions bring the validity of the ratings into doubt. (HOD)

SIXTY-SIX RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL OCCUPYING TEACHING POSITIONS IN 17 JUNIOR COLLEGES COMPRISED THE POPULATION OF THIS STUDY. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, AND THE RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL. NO STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND BETWEEN RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CAREER TEACHERS, AND NO…