For 10 years or more, teachers at the City Colleges of Chicago have used mastery learning, a teaching technique that focuses on the use of a corrective/feedback process to improve student learning. Early studies of mastery learning at the colleges comparing student grades in mastery learning classes to control classes in which these techniques…

Prepared for college officials considering the development of marketing programs, this paper examines the distinctive marketing practices for four geographically separated, public community college districts: Coastline Community College (CCC), California; Metropolitan Community College District (MCCD), Missouri; Triton College (TC), Illinois; and…

Based on a study of the book collection of Columbia-Greene Community College Library (New York) carried out in the summer of 1987, this report investigates the relationship of age and previous use to the future use of books. An examination of the acquisition year and circulation records of 10% of the library's book collection (approximately 4,000…

Describes a study of faculty opinions concerning academic standards in the community college classroom, comparing faculty responses based on personal characteristics, academic senate experience, and employment factors. Although faculty generally agreed on the importance of academic standards, there were differences based on senate membership,…

This 19th annual administrative compensation survey is designed to provide the most comprehensive and timely data available for college and university administrators. The benchmarking resource comparison provides comparison salary data for 170 administrative positions, based on responses from 1,384 institutions. The positions include those in…

Comparisons are drawn between the German "Volkshochschule" (VHS) and the American community college. After highlighting the mission of the VHS in promoting the socialization of its constituents, the paper contrasts the VHS and community college in terms of enrollment, admission, costs, programs, facilities, governance, organization, and…

Explains how the pairing of the two works allowed the teacher to show the culmination of nineteenth-century short story development with James and a current trend with Oates. (FL)

Describes a study of the relationship between the presence of collective bargaining and job satisfaction of two-year college faculty. One-fourth of the full-time faculty at 20 unionized and nonunionized colleges were surveyed using the Job Satisfaction Inventory. Satisfaction levels were higher among nonunionized faculty on seven of eight…

Describes a study of gender-based differences in community college students' writing and mathematical skills and performance in college-level writing and math classes following remedial coursework. Reports disparities favoring males in elementary algebra skills and favoring females in writing skills. Finds no gender-based differences in…

A comparison is presented of the faculty development activities currently being conducted in colleges with staff development activities in business. Following introductory information, section I reviews the similarities and differences between the organizational characteristics of community colleges and of corporations, and their similar needs for…

A national survey was conducted to determine land use practices among a random sample of 192 two-year colleges and to compare findings with results from a 1978 study. The survey solicited a description of the institution; a description of all campus land together with estimates of acreage directly dedicated for educational programs, acreage…

A study was conducted to ascertain the present status of physical education (PE) within the public and technical two-year colleges located in the four western provinces of Canada, the Yukon, and Northwest Territories. Questionnaires were sent to 56 two-year institutions, requesting information on institutional characteristics, PE departmental…

The fifteenth annual national Comparative Financial Statistics study shows that almost half the two-year colleges in the United States experienced funding cuts in fiscal 1992. In response, institutions tightened purse strings and instituted hiring freezes and reductions in staff through attrition, fee increases, and travel, staff, and program…

In 1978-79, a study was conducted of students enrolled in the Community and Technical College at the University of Akron to test for discriminative relations between male and female students, nontraditional (25 years of age and older) and traditional students, and persisters and nonpersisters. A questionnaire distributed to students who were…

Describes a study conducted to assess the effects of teaching a structured notetaking procedure to Calculus I students. Reports higher success rates among students who learned the technique than students taking the course the previous term, and increasingly positive attitudes toward the procedure over the course of the term. (DMM)