The abstracts in this series provide two-page discussions of issues related to leadership, administration, professional development, technology, and education in community colleges. Volume 9 for 1996 includes the following 12 abstracts: (1) "Tech-Prep + School-To-Work: Working Together To Foster Educational Reform," (Roderick F. Beaumont); (2) "Community College Leadership in the New Century," (Gunder Myran, Tony Zeiss, Linda Howdyshell); (3) "Community College Presidents: The Balancing Act," (Ruth Mercedes Smith); (4) "Improving the Administrative Search Process," (Gena Proulx, John W. Marr, Jr.); (5) "Leading the Multicultural Community College," (Augustine P. Gallego); (6) "The External Diploma Program," (Florence Harvey); (7) "Technology as a Metaphor for Change," (Kenneth C. Green); (8) "Learning Communities, Learning Organizations, and Learning Colleges," (Terry O'Banion); (9) "Statewide Professional Development Networks," (S. Gregory Bowes); (10) "The Challenge of Board Change," (George R. Boggs); (11) "Distance Education in the Community College," (Judy Lever-Duffy, Randal A. Lemke); and (12) "The Peloton: Riding the Winds of Change," (Beverlee McClure, Tony Stanco). (TGI)