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Reconceptualizing Sociology Courses: Some Lessons from Ontario.
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Frankoff, Mary; Menzies, Ken – Community College Review, 1985
Contrasts the approaches to sociology of universities and community colleges in Ontario, examining educational factors shaping the micro-social engineering focus of community college sociology programs. Reviews study findings regarding the place of sociology courses in the community college curricula, course content, occupational relevance, and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
The Search for Parity of Esteem and Status.
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Dennison, John D. – Community College Review, 1985
Discusses the Canadian community colleges' quest for a status level reflecting their individual identities, objectives, aspirations, and quality measures distinct from universities. Looks at trends in public attitudes toward the community colleges, the organizational structures adopted, and ways community colleges can demonstrate their quality and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Institutional Advancement
Attending Two-Year College after Attending a Four-Year University in Alberta, Canada.
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Vaala, Leslie D. – Community College Review, 1991
Describes an ongoing investigation of student mobility from four-year to two-year colleges in Alberta, Canada, presenting a profile of the characteristics of community college students who had previously attended other postsecondary institutions. Includes interview findings related to students' university and community college experiences. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Interviews, Postsecondary Education
Student Persistence: An Update on Student Mobility from Four-Year to Two-Year Institutions in Alberta, Canada.
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Vaala, Leslie D. – Community College Review, 1993
Describes findings from focus-group discussions involving 18 2-year college students previously enrolled in other 2- and 4-year institutions, reviewing students' attitudes toward present academic setting, educational and career goals, and expectations for receiving transfer credit. Compares findings with previous interviews of two-year college…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
The Revised Institution: The Community College Mission at the End of the Twentieth Century.
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Levin, John S. – Community College Review, 2000
Examines three community colleges from the United States and four from Canada, using a qualitative multiple-case-study design to define changes in the colleges' institutional missions during the 1990s. Suggests that a new globally oriented vocationalism dominated the community college mission at the end of the twentieth century. (Contains 51…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission
Opening the Door to the Baccalaureate Degree.
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Walker, Kenneth P. – Community College Review, 2001
Makes a case for United States community college baccalaureate degrees by focusing on the Canadian college and university system, which allows its community colleges to grant baccalaureate degrees. Argues that more students will earn bachelors degrees at lower costs to both students and taxpayers without disrupting the community college mission.…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educationally Disadvantaged