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Five Ethical Paradigms for Community College Leaders: Toward Constructing and Considering Alternative Courses of Action in Ethical Decision Making
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Wood, J. Luke; Hilton, Adriel A. – Community College Review, 2012
This article encourages community college leaders to employ ethical paradigms when constructing and considering alternative courses of action in decision-making processes. The authors discuss four previously articulated paradigms (e.g., ethic of justice, ethic of critique, ethic of care, and ethic of the profession) and propose an additional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Administration, Ethics, Models
The Suburban Project: Creating an Institutional Focus for the Entire College Community
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Dolce, Philip C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
Bergen Community College (BCC) created an institutional focus that allows faculty, staff, students, and administrators to join forces in understanding the suburban sense of place that defines the communities it serves. Bridging the various college departments enables BCC to connect local issues to regional, national, and international matters…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Local Issues, Economic Impact, School Community Relationship
Classification in Practice: Applying Five Proposed Classification Models to a Sample of Two-Year Colleges.
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Cox, Rebecca D.; McCormick, Alexander C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2003
Illustrates the practical results of the five classification proposals presented in this volume. Each classification model has been applied to a common sample of colleges. Authors review the key implications of this collective exercise. Argues that local constructs demand a more sophisticated database at the national level. (Contains six tables.)…
Descriptors: Classification, Community Colleges, Database Design, Educational Research
The University of Hawaii Community Colleges, 1997.
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Lee, Susan, Ed. – University of Hawaii Community Colleges; v32 n1-7 1997, 1997
This document consists of the seven issues of a newsletter concerned with Hawaiian Community Colleges published during 1997. Issue 1 discusses the Maui College Telethon and includes personal stories of academic success. Issue 2 examines distance education and includes descriptions of new programs and facilities for various Hawai'i colleges. Issue…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aviation Technology, Community Colleges, Distance Education
Understanding the Relationship of Federal Policies and Community Colleges: A Proposed Analytical Policy Framework.
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Lovell, Cheryl D. – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2000
Describes a study of two community colleges and ten community college administrators to determine whether federal policies had influence on these institutions. Proposes a new policy framework, based on the findings, with five dimensions: (1) federal research support; (2) federal tax laws; (3) federal student financial aid; (4) funded mandates; and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Rural Access. AACC Project Brief.
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Eller, Ronald; Martinez, Ruben; Pace, Cynthia; Pavel, Michael; Garza, Hector; Barnett, Lynn – 1998
The Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI) provides funds and technical assistance to targeted community colleges in an effort to improve educational access and foster economic development in distressed rural areas of the United States. This project brief describes RCCI's attempts to increase access by implementing an approach more holistic…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Economic Development