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Levin, John S. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
Part-time faculty members at community colleges are customarily understood from an institutional perspective that is based on traditional conceptions of the community college as a component of a tiered educational system. This conception places the community college in the role of either a junior college or a training school. However, the…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Community Colleges, Part Time Faculty, Role Perception
Prager, Carolyn, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1993
Intended as a forum for the discussion of postsecondary accreditation, this book addresses pragmatic issues such as constituent satisfaction, cost, and redundant efforts, as well as such strategic concerns as accreditation's potential to provide leadership in the areas of transfer, articulation, and general education. The following 10 chapters are…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
MacDougall, Peter, Ed.; Friedlander, Jack, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Recent mandates from state and accrediting agencies are requiring community colleges to provide evidence of their success in such areas as basic skills and remediation, general education, major-field content, student development, transfer effectiveness, job training, job placement, and fiscal accountability. This volume, in addition to describing…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Community Colleges, Consortia, Data Collection
Carmichael, John H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1975
This article describes the life cycle of an industrial research and development project and suggests applications to educational research and development. It also discusses the importance, funding, staffing, and management of a research and development effort.(DC)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Development, Educational Research, Financial Support
Woodroof, Robert H., Ed. – New Direction for Community Colleges, 1990
A rapid decline in the number of private liberal arts junior colleges is forcing educators to examine the status of this special sector of higher education. This monograph focuses on the history and future of these colleges in higher education, the marketing of private junior colleges, institutional assessment, church-related colleges, computer…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adjunct Faculty, Church Related Colleges, College Faculty
Losak, John, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1986
This collection of essays by current or former directors of institutional research represents the broad spectrum of size, function, and geography within institutional research in the two-year college. The volume contains: (1) "The Role of Institutional Research in Evaluation of Nontraditional Programs: College Preparatory Analysis at Miami-Dade…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Oosting, Kenneth W. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1975
Task forces composed of students, faculty, administrators, and classified staff at Harford Community College (Maryland) undertook a year-long examination of the existing participatory governance structure in 1973-74. The governance system, the self-examination process, and the recommendations made are described. (DC)
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Decision Making, Governance
Coombe, Richard – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1975
Chosen by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools for a 1974 Case Study, Sullivan County Community College (New York) established five committees to conduct institutional research in preparation for visitation by association representatives. The activities of the governance committee and the benefits of combined internal…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Governance
Alfred, Richard L., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
The essays in this collection examine the outcomes or benefits of community colleges with respect to specific constituencies; discuss the impact of the policies, programs, and needs of external agencies on the colleges; and consider methods by which educational outcomes can be improved and measured within the institutional setting. After…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Benefits
Mehallis, Mantha, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1981
This collection of essays focuses on the importance of accurate and timely information for effective decision making. First, Ivan Lach considers the proliferation of statewide planning and policy formation and discusses problems with and ways to improve statewide research. Next, Cheryl Opacinch focuses on decision making for federal postsecondary…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges, Decision Making
Lahti, Robert E., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Approaches to creative, modified, and new management strategies and practices are offered as justifications for the continued development of effective and responsive community colleges. Judith S. Eaton describes the dangers in isolating academic concerns from management decision processes. Dorothy M. Burns advocates centralization of human…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Administration, College Role, Community Colleges
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Gleazer, Edmund J., Jr., Ed.; Yarrington, Roger, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1974
In a time of urgent need for cooperation among educational institutions, the community college may have a unique opportunity to serve as a bridge or means of communication, hence an agent in coordination. The articles presented here focus on coordination and cooperation: mechanisms for cooperation among higher education associations; ways of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Consortia, Coordination
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Voegel, George H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1975
This sourcebook indicates the range of instructional technology currently being used in community colleges. Issues discussed are: overcoming the barriers to faculty involvement by organizing the staff and creating an effective reward system for instructional development; how a learning resources center can assist instructors in applying…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
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Richardson, Richard C., Jr., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1975
The articles presented here reveal the current status of community college governance. Topics discussed are: three models of college governance and their interrelationships; participatory governance in Canada; preparing student, faculty, and administrative leaders to understand basic institutional and individual needs and to operative in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining, Community Characteristics
Richardson, Richard C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1978
Discusses the need for institutional research in coping with reduced resources in community colleges. Outlines the experience of Northampton County Area Community College (Pennsylvania) in implementing a planning process and establishing goals. (MB)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Community Colleges, Decision Making