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Miller, Michael T.; Tuttle, Courtney C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2007
Community colleges in rural environments provide a variety of services. There is a great deal of documentation supporting those services that are academic and economic. The noneconomic and nonacademic results of community college activities, however, have an undocumented yet significant impact on local communities. The current study focused on how…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Areas, College Role, School Community Relationship
Miller, Michael T.; Masoner, David J. – 1995
This paper examines the perceptions and attitudes of the faculty of a rural community college about their institution's mission. The college serves a 19-county area in central Alabama, characterized by high rates of illiteracy, unemployment, and poverty. Surveys were completed by 74 of the 100 faculty members. Faculty generally supported their…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Institutional Mission, Institutional Role
Masoner, David J.; Miller, Michael T. – 1995
This study sought to ascertain the scope and nature of postsecondary offerings within the 19 countries of central Alabama, i.e., District Five, in the "Black Belt" region. In addition to profiling the offerings of community, technical, and junior colleges in the area, attitudes relative to the effectiveness and relevance of current…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities
Palmer, A. Dale; Miller, Michael T. – 2001
This document describes the findings from a survey conducted to compare the middle-level managers, department, and unit chairs and heads in Alabama's two-year colleges with those identified in the National Community College Chair Academy Survey of 1994. In particular, the study was designed to note differences or similarities between the national…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Newman, Richard E.; Miller, Michael T. – Online Submission, 2011
Intercollegiate athletics play a major and highly visible role in both higher education and the broader world of sports entertainment. A significant component of the entertainment derived from college athletic contests is related to the atmosphere promoted, both formally and informally, amid and around athletic events. The current study was…
Descriptors: Team Sports, College Athletics, Competition, Sport Psychology
Brumfield, Randall W.; Miller, Michael T.; Miles, Jennifer M. – Online Submission, 2009
With soaring uncertainty surrounding the financing of public higher education, institutions are faced with developing strategies that will enable them to effectively compete for state funding. One component to cultivating resources and relationships for colleges and universities are through government relations organizations. Utilized for…
Descriptors: State Aid, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Public Education