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Download full textIllinois Community Coll. Trustees Association, Springfield. – 1982
This collection of newspaper articles illustrates the range of activities and programs at Illinois' 39 public community colleges. Each of the articles was written by a newspaper employee and appeared in an Illinois weekly or daily newspaper during 1981. Arranged alphabetically by the college being focused upon, these articles highlight programs…
Descriptors: College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges, Newspapers
Eisenstein, Sam A., Ed. – 1979
Works by faculty, emeriti, staff, students, and alumni of Los Angeles City College (LACC) commemorate the 50th anniversary of the school. The anthology contains graphics, poetry, fiction, manifesto, reminiscences, humor, and essays. Certain essays focus on the history of LACC and individuals prominent in its history. In addition, short histories…
Descriptors: Alumni, Anthologies, Biographies, College Programs
Vaughan, George B.; And Others – 1983
Developed to aid community college leaders in considering what changes in governance, curriculum and student services are needed to keep their institutions vital and responsive to contemporary needs, this book suggests ways of responding to major issues facing community colleges. George Vaughan's introductory essay, "Community Colleges in…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Change
Caldwell, Patricia; Scopinich, June – 1993
Materials from Southwestern College, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, and the California Research Bureau (CRB) are presented to help community college practitioners calculate curricular costs. First, a set of charts and forms from Southwestern College include the college's definition of curriculum efficiency,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Curriculum, College Programs, Community Colleges
Burns, Charles A., Ed. – 1982
This collection of 17 articles dealing with community college education begins with Marvin Feldman's discussion of the origins and future of the community college. Then, Faye Lenarcic examines the relation between sexism and language. Next, Mary Loomba discusses the problem of burnout in relation to librarians. Howard Himelstein outlines the…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Burnout, Business Education, College Faculty
Upcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This monograph contains 14 papers on all aspects of college and university student and family orientation programs. The papers are: (1) "Orienting Today's Students" by M. Lee Upcraft; (2) "Theoretical Perspectives on Orientation" by Michael Dannells; (3) "Trends and Issues in Orientation Programs" by Gerry Strumpf and…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Instruction, College Programs, College Role
Hankin, Joseph N., Ed. – 1996
Focusing on community colleges' role in enrolling students for their first year of postsecondary education, this monograph provides 17 essays on characteristics, programs, and outcomes related to students' freshman year. The following essays are included: (1) "The Freshman Year Experience: A Philosophy for Higher Education in the New Millennium,"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education)
Merriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Cunningham, Phyllis M., Ed. – 1989
This handbook contains 48 articles on adult and continuing education. Part 1, which deals with adult education as a field of professional practice, includes articles on such topics as the social and historical contexts of adult and continuing education, adult education and international development, the voluntary sector and adult education, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Eisenberg, Diane U., Ed. – 1992
In February 1992, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), in Washington, D.C., convened a 2-day roundtable meeting of education leaders with expertise in foreign language education and community college teaching and administration in order to formulate a foreign language education policy statement for AACC. This report presents the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Second Language Programs, Community Colleges
