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Public Policy Actions Deemed Important by State Directors of Community and Junior Colleges.
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Martorana, S. V.; Garland, Peter H. – Community College Review, 1985
Reports on a survey of state directors of community college education conducted to identify significant actions taken by state legislatures to guide public policy for community colleges. Provides information on legislation considered or enacted in 1983. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, National Surveys, Public Policy
Recent Legal Action Affecting Community Colleges: A National Survey
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Martorana, S. V.; McGuire, W. Gary – Community College Review, 1976
Survey data reveal that, of the 72 recent legislative actions affecting community colleges labeled as significant by state directors of community/junior colleges, nearly 50 percent are concentrated in three areas: institutional growth, governance, and financial support. There is a great deal of state-level legislative support for the continued…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Governance, National Surveys
The Interplay of Political Culture and Participant Behavior in Political Action to Enact Significant State Community College Legislation.
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Garland, Peter H.; Martorana, S. V. – Community College Review, 1988
Discusses political factors affecting educational leaders' ability to alter the constitutional and statutory status of community colleges. Reviews literature on policy formation for higher education and community colleges, and political culture at the state and subsystem levels. Describes a study of the relationships between political behavior and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Government School Relationship, Leadership