A portal is the digital infrastructure for an online campus. Community portals, online service portals, and enterprise-wide platforms represent the three basic portal variations available for online campuses. They are differentiated by the offices represented, the campus audience served, and benefits provided to the school as a whole. (PGS)

Science faculty at small community colleges often face the problem of teaching courses at off-campus locations without laboratory facilities or equipment. An introductory physical science course offered at Southampton Correctional Center in Capron, Virginia, illustrates one approach to this problem. First, the instructor met with students prior to…

This six-part manual developed by Cowley County Community College, in Kansas, provides information on developing, researching, and writing proposals for grants. The first section describes characteristics of public funding sources (i.e., federal, state, and local governments) and private funding sources (i.e., foundations, corporations or…

This report describes a program designed to promote the use of recorded observations in Child Development Associate (CDA) advisors' assessments of interns in early childhood education at a southwestern community college. Sixty-one advisors participated in the program, which consisted of a series of five staff development meetings, formulation of a…

The allied medical education accreditation process in Canada, coordinated by review committees of the Canadian Medical Association in collaboration with 36 national organizations, encompasses more than 570 accredited sites and involves approximately 120 programs in 10 allied medical disciplines. To help ensure that the accreditation process…

Prepared by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Task Force at Lakeland Community College (LCC) in Ohio, this report assesses LCC's compliance with ADA provisions and presents recommendations concerning projects to be undertaken. Section I provides an introduction to the ADA and its impact at LCC. Section II describes the self-evaluation…

In order to encourage active participation in the learning process on the part of students, the faculty in the Collin County Community College District (CCCCD) adopted experiential modes of teaching. The specific structure, methods, and content of the experiential component purposely remained individualized to the needs of the subject area and the…

Describes a study of Japanese homestay students enrolled in a U.S. university that sought insight into the students language experience. Students were interviewed regarding the amount of conversation they had with their host families, the character and quality of the conversation, and how students and host family members negotiate…

A study was conducted to compare the gain received from vocational education by those from low socioeconomic backgrounds to the gain received by those from high socioeconomic backgrounds to determine whether the postsecondary vocational education system lessens the gap between the social classes. Business/office, distributive, health, and…

Assesses traditional ideas about remedial instruction, discussing common disjunctions between stated intent and practice in student assessment and program design. Sees skill development as a sequential process that needs to be conducted in an academic, subject-oriented context and to be related to students' academic goals. (AYC)

Describes a study of faculty at Tennessee Technological University regarding their teaching styles and perceptions of student deficiencies and necessary study skills content. Indicates that faculty cited critical thinking, personal responsibility, time management, and problem-solving skills as essential and reported that students lacked critical…

The Economic Development Network (ED>Net) of the California Community Colleges was designed to advance the state's economic growth and competitiveness by coordinating and facilitating workforce improvement, technology deployment, and business development initiatives. This report reviews outcomes for ED>Net for 1994-95 based on reports prepared by…

IN A STUDY OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FINANCIAL INPUT AND SELECTED OUTPUT MEASURES, WITH STATISTICAL CONTROL FOR VARIATIONS IN COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS, 15 PUBLIC CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE STUDIED WITH RESPECT TO THREE FINANCIAL VARIABLES (INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES PER AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE (ADA) UNIT, TOTAL CURRENT EXPENSE PER ADA, AND…

Job and educational opportunities are increasing dramatically. School guidance counselors can no longer cope adequately with the available information, nor can they help all students to see the complex range of alternative life styles. Computers are now programed to give students information. They can also provide for students' decision-making…

This study evaluated the effectiveness of instructional aids designed to improve the test scores of field-dependent students enrolled in an introductory, community college-level, geology course for non-science majors. Prior to beginning course instruction, 36 students were classified as field-dependent on the basic scores from the Witkin Embedded…