Residents of New Jersey are becoming increasingly concerned about whether the majority of the state's young people have the skills and knowledge they need for adult success. In looking at strategies for improving students' prospects, the work of both high schools and community colleges is coming under greater scrutiny. But K-12 schools…

This article presents the text of Keith Gilyard's presidential address, delivered at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 18, 2012. In his address he proposes several core elements that he believes will instrumentally improve the education system in the United States: a rich…

In this study, 219 students in two-year colleges were given two writing tests and a transcription test from 50-words-per-minute dictation recording. The results reveal that the number of errors made by beginning Gregg shorthand students is inversely related to the linguistic ability reflected in their writing. (JOW)

Sociology instructors strive not only to teach their students the essential aspects of sociology but also to help students develop their critical thinking abilities. One way to help students become better critical thinkers is to assign projects that encourage students to critically assess their world by relating the course content to their…

Claims that writing logs constitute an effective teaching tool in basic college writing courses. Discusses one teacher's success using writing logs to assist the development of students' freewriting skills. Includes sample entries revealing students' comments and progress throughout the term and documenting the teacher's response to these…

A study that tested a modified version of Tinto's student attrition model on a Chicano student population in two year colleges is discussed. Measures of goodness of fit were examined to provide indices for the overall fit of the causal model in the study. (Author/MLW)

Published by the Ohio Association of Two Year Colleges, this journal provides a medium for sharing concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the classroom and an open forum for the discussion and review of problems. This volume consists of the fall 1995 and spring 1996 issues and provides the following articles: (1) "FOCUS: OMI College of…

The Learning Resources Center at the University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca had three principles guiding its formation--materials should be: two-year, post-secondary; technical in nature; and related to the broad field of agriculture. The various types of materials in the collection are described. (AG)

Steps of the Joint Staff in Agricultural Education in meeting inservice needs of agriculture teachers in New York State are described. The Joint Staff is comprised of officers of agriculture teachers, professional associations, two-year colleges' division chairpersons, and agricultural education staffs of the State Education Department and Cornell…

This article describes a new 14-step process for using student evaluations of teaching to improve teaching. The new process includes examination of student evaluations in the context of instructor goals, student evaluations of the same course completed in prior terms, and evaluations of similar courses taught by other instructors. The process has…

Many articulation agreements in place between two-year college occupational programs and high schools are of the "2+2" or "advanced standing" format. The cooperative education component of articulation is critical and requires attention. Properly supported, cooperative education articulation accrues benefits to the student, the schools, and the…

Report written by members of the investigatory committee of the American Association of University Professors regarding the dismissal of a faculty member of Bishop College in violation of her two-year contract, and without according her academic due process. The dismissal also violated the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and…

Highlights some of the major findings pertaining to males and females from a nationwide survey of 1,493 humanities instructors in 156 two-year colleges and concludes that the differences found are not attributable as much to sex as to individual differences among people in general. (JG)

Reviews trends in composition instruction in two-year colleges, including an emphasis on information literacy, critical thinking skills, and writing across the curriculum; and discusses parallel developments in the field of bibliographic instruction. Recommends an approach to incorporating critical thinking, new technologies, and program…

Data on college and university administrators' salaries in 1993-94 are presented by institution type (doctoral, comprehensive, baccalaureate, two-year) and various administrative positions. Analysis indicates that public institution raises were higher than those at private institutions. Little change in the trend is anticipated in the near future.…