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Katsinas, Stephen G. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2005
This chapter describes the dramatically changed external landscape in which community college leaders pursue state dollars and details how other spending priorities in health care, K-12 education, and corrections negatively affect the states' ability to fund community colleges.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Enrollment
Lee, Jenny J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
Reexamines the extent to which the university serves as an important source of identification for community college faculty. States that although recent studies indicate that the university remains an influential reference group for two-year college faculty, perceptions have changed over the past 25 years. Reports, for instance, that part-time…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Methods
Murray, John P. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
Provides a brief overview of the history of faculty development efforts at community colleges and a summary of the research. States that successful faculty development programs must have administrative support, be formalized, have structure, be goal-directed, have faculty ownership, and be valued by administrators. (Contains 21 references.)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Individual Development
Weisman, Iris M.; Marr, John W., Jr. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
Discusses five factors affecting college faculty members' sense of belonging-academic hierarchy, satisfaction with interpersonal relations, degree of autonomy, orientation to the institution, and opportunities for professional development. Recommends strategies in each category that help build community among instructors. (Contains 20 references.)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Individual Development, Job Satisfaction
Hirshberg, Diane – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
Presents examples of successful faculty development and revitalization programs in use at community colleges nationwide. Reviews characteristics of exemplary faculty development efforts, and describes specific projects and programs in the areas of instructional improvement, subject-area knowledge, and faculty renewal. (PAA)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Excellence in Education, Faculty Development
Seybert, Jeffrey A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
Describes the assessment of student learning outcomes in six domains: general education, transfer programs, vocational and occupational education, remedial and developmental education, continuing education, and affective and noncognitive areas. Discusses the use of assessment results and the implications of assessment for external accountability…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Gibson-Harman, Kim; Rodriguez, Sandria; Haworth, Jennifer Grant – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2002
Identifies key challenges for community colleges concerning faculty and professional staff: preparing and attracting qualified faculty, implementing the teaching and learning paradigm, helping faculty make use of current technology, and improving the status and morale of professional staff. Proposes several potential solutions for each challenge.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Faculty Recruitment
Serban, Andreea M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2004
While the assessment movement has spanned more than two decades, there is great variation in its degree of implementation among community colleges throughout the country. Building on literature in the field, this chapter discusses and gives examples of concepts and major areas involved in the assessment of student learning at the institutional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Basic Skills, General Education
Hagedorn, Linda Serra – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2004
This chapter uses data from the Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students project to provide evidence of success among racially diverse students in the Los Angeles Community College District. Through interviews with student services personnel, it also describes the specific efforts that may be responsible for this success. In…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Schools, Student Diversity, Ethnic Groups