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Download full textBanks, Debra L.; Colby, Anita – 1989
Accountability has been a developing issue for community colleges for the past several years. Demands that two-year colleges provide evidence of the achievement of their goals has placed a heavy burden on institutional research offices. A number of organizational models have been used by community colleges in carrying out the research function,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, College Planning, Community Colleges
Mabry, Theo N. – 1988
Thoughtful, well-planned and systematic reviews of both instructional and noninstructional programs provide community colleges with a way of determining whether programs are meeting stated objectives and what standards of performance should be maintained. Programs that need improvement or should be eliminated can be identified, and fiscal…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Hirshberg, Diane – 1991
The community college's role in economic development has expanded beyond providing traditional vocational education and job training to include activities as diverse as management and technical assistance for new and small businesses, tech prep programs with high schools, cooperative education programs, partnerships with state agencies, and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Wilms, Wellford W., Ed.; Moore, Richard W., Ed. – 1987
This collection of essays discusses ways in which community colleges and proprietary schools have been able to cope with changes in employer and student markets. The collection includes: (1) "Marching to the Market: A New Tune for Training Organizations," by Wellford W. Wilms; (2) "California's Employment Training Panel: Creating Incentives for…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Employment Programs, Enrollment Influences
Peterman, Dana. – 1999
This digest presents highlights from the Winter 1998 New Directions for Community Colleges volume titled "Determining the Economic Benefits of Attending Community College." The passage of the Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) in 1990 gave incentives to states to develop accountability measures. Attempts are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Opportunities, Educational Economics, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedParsons, Michael H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
In the first section of this collection of essays on part-time faculty development, Carol Eliason outlines the problems inherent in current staff development practices and a systems approach to their solution. Then, David Harris voices concerns and challenges from the college president's perspective. Richard Smith explains the benefits of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Financial Support
