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Alfred, Richard L. – Community College Review, 1984
Enumerates changing external conditions and internal organizational problems in community colleges resulting in a paradox involving institutional mission and structure. Lists steps for positioning community colleges as the key provider of specified programs/services through carefully defined linkages with public- and private-sector organizations…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change
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Campbell, Dale F. – Community College Review, 1983
Examines three generally held assumptions concerning the mission, resource management, and curriculum of two-year college occupational programs within the context of the current information society. Recommends using information networks to promote knowledge, acknowledging information as a dominant resource for management, and integrating learning…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Role, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
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Cosand, Joseph – Community College Review, 1983
Identifies the groups who make decisions about the future of the community college. Outlines basic concerns for the present and future: education for whom, for what purpose, at which institution, by which faculty, with what standards, at what cost to whom, and who should make these decisions. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
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Raisman, Neal – Community College Review, 1990
Identifies problems that will face community college leaders in the mid-1990s (e.g., social and economic stratification, poorly prepared students, and questions about institutional mission and role). Considers the consequences of efforts to implement a comprehensive mission. Speculates on the character of the new generation of colleges and their…
Descriptors: College Presidents, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Trends
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Travis, Jon E. – Community College Review, 1995
Discusses cooperation between community colleges and communities, outlining a view of the potential future of the colleges. Highlights the changing mission of the community college and suggests that it should be reconfigured into a comprehensive community education and service center to meet the needs of the future. (49 citations) (MAB)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Educational Responsibility
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Harlacher, Ervin L.; Gollattscheck, James F. – Community College Review, 1992
Identifies challenges confronting community colleges entering the twenty-first century, concluding that dramatic changes in demography, social structures, and technology promise to shape a vastly different educational environment. Urges community colleges to address community problems and issues and empower citizens through the development of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Coordination
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Findt, William C.; Sullins, W. Robert – Community College Review, 1990
Describes a study which used the Community College Goals Inventory to survey the presidents, academic administrators, and trustees of 22 North Carolina community colleges and several state-level administrators regarding the importance of 80 goals. Finds support for the traditional goals of vocational/technical preparation, general education, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges