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Download full textDeegan, William L., Ed.; O'Banion, Terry, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1989
This collection of articles examines the history of student development practices, reviews key issues that have emerged in the field, and proposes paths of action for the future. The volume includes: (1) "Student Development Philosophy: A Perspective on the Past and Future," by Terry O'Banion, which reviews the history of student development; (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Educational History
Stern, Stefanie – 2001
This digest focuses on the importance of learning assistance centers (LACs) to academic success and student retention. LACs differ from learning resource centers, which mainly provide and disseminate educational information. They also differ from development education offices, which give emphasis to teaching basic skills and preparing students for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Diagnosis
Thurston, Alice S., Ed.; Robbins, William A., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
This collection of articles focuses on the current status and future of counseling in the community college. The volume contains the following chapters: (1) "Counseling for Today's Community College Students," by William A. Robbins, which focuses on the characteristics of developmental counseling and the crises it faces in community colleges; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Counseling Objectives, Counselor Role
Rippey, Donald – 1981
This six-chapter monograph presents a model for student development which is designed to unify the diverse purposes of education. After Chapter I reviews recent criticism of education, it goes on to identify problems in the performance of our educational system and to propose that a student development perspective on education provides a framework…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Counselor Role
Hernandez, Kathleen Rodarte – 1989
Although the role of the student development professional has changed along with the mission of the community colleges, the models providing a theoretical framework for the profession have remained relatively unchanged. In 1937, the American Council on Education published a statement which declared that student development professionals were to…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Futures (of Society), Individual Development
Rifkin, Tronie; Georgakakos, John Harry – 1996
In 1991, a study was conducted at Riverside City College (RCC), in California, to determine the development of science reasoning among students. A science reasoning test was administered at the beginning and again at the end of fall 1991 to two samples: a college-wide sample of 843 students enrolled in one of 55 courses, and a science-oriented…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Ignash, Jan M. – 1993
The "revolving door syndrome" refers to the ease with which students are able to enroll in community colleges and the equal ease with which they can drop out. In addition to traditional retention strategies, such as assessment, placement, orientation and advising, innovative approaches have been implemented at five community colleges…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropouts
