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Hurst, Darrell, Ed.; Jobin, Robert, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1991
This issue of the "VCCA Journal" contains the following articles: (1) "Dear Andrei--Dear Patricia: International Education in English Composition I," by Robert Kilmer; (2) "The Cultivation of Critical Thinking: Some Tools and Techniques," by Russell Crescimanno; (3) "Assessment Partnership: A Model for Two-Year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Accounting, Administrative Organization
Download full textRanard, Donald A. – In America: Perspectives on Refugee Resettlement, 1990
The history and current status of Indochinese Mutual Assistance Programs (MAAs) is reviewed in the newsletter issue, and a description is provided of the six kinds of MAAs that are found in the United States. They include the following: (1) cultural preservation/social activities; (2) religious services; (3) special constituency groups; (4)…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Culture Conflict, Indochinese, Land Settlement
Hurst, Darrell, Ed.; Jobin, Robert, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1990
Volume 5 of the "VCCA Journal" contains the following articles: (1) "Outcomes Assessment Weather Forecast: A Cold Wind Blowing from the North," by David C. Hanson; (2) "The National Endowment for the Humanities Grant at Piedmont Virginia Community College," by Evelyn Edson, Jane Kingston, William Owen, and Samuel…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, College Planning, College Programs
RRTC, 1988
This newsletter issue outlines the growth of the supported employment movement for individuals with mental retardation. Two research studies are described, dealing with employers' experiences with supported employment. The first study examined the initial and most recent or terminal evaluation forms of 125 workers with mental retardation. The…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Employers
Laman, Jennifer – State Legislative Report, 1994
This report describes the relationship between comprehensive prenatal care services and healthy babies, and examines the inclusion of social support services with medical care for women at-risk of problem pregnancies and unhealthy babies. The report notes that the United States trails many countries in indicators of maternal and child health. In…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Early Parenthood, Health Education
Hurst, Darrell, Ed.; Jobin, Robert, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1989
The first issue of this semi-annual journal features presentations and papers from the sixth Annual Virginia Community Colleges Association Convention held November 17-18, 1988, including the following: "Community College Mission: An Ideology Out of Balance," by Darrel Clowes and Bernard H. Levin; "The Bottom of the Blind Man's…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Hurst, Darrell, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1988
The "VCCA Journal" presents feature articles, abstracts, teaching strategies, book reviews and announcements. The first issue of Volume 3 includes the following articles: (1) "The Alliance for Excellence: A Model for Articulation between the Community College and the Black Church," by Ervin Griffin; (2) "Traditional and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Studies
