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ERIC Number: EJ418731
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0163-8475
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"What I Worry About." Meeting the Needs of the Community College Student.
Zaritsky, Joyce Ship
Community Review, v10 n1-2 p19-24 Fall-Spr 1989-90
Summarizes concerns commonly expressed by incoming LaGuardia Community College freshmen (e.g., worries about parenting; fear of random violence; financial worries; fear of educational failure; and anxiety about mastering English). Reviews an instructor's efforts to empower students and build self-concept. Advocates a systemwide effort to meet students' needs. (DMM)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Community Colleges, Fear, Multicampus Colleges, Student Needs, Student Personnel Services, Student Problems, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Urban Education, Urban Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Available from Community Review, Dept. 8010, Transaction Periodicals Consortium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 ($15.00 per issue)