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College Choice for Black Males in the Community College: Factors Influencing Institutional Selection
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Wood, J. Luke; Harrison, John D. – Negro Educational Review, 2014
In this study we examined the college choice process for Black males attending community colleges. Using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study, findings indicated that Black males who attend community colleges select their institutions based upon having a degree in their chosen field, the coursework/curriculum, job placement record,…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Colleges, African American Students, Males
Re-Conceptualizing the Relationship between Community Colleges and Universities Using a Conceptual Framework Drawn from the Study of Jurisdictional Conflict between Professions
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Skolnik, Michael L. – Community College Review, 2011
This article examines the relationship between community colleges and universities in Canada and the United States based on increased involvement of community colleges in offering baccalaureate programs. The article employs a theoretical framework borrowed from the study of jurisdictional conflict between professions. After considering the types…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees
Re-Visioning Leadership in Community Colleges.
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Amey, Marilyn J.; Twombly, Susan B. – Review of Higher Education, 1992
The ideology of community college leadership dominant in the professional literature is examined using discourse analysis techniques. It is concluded that strong, often militaristic description perpetuates an image of leadership that is exclusionary, narrow, and inappropriate for community colleges, which serve diverse constituencies. Development…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Leadership Qualities
Higher Education in Washington: An External Assessment
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Gillen, Andrew; Vedder, Richard – Center for College Affordability and Productivity (NJ3), 2008
The State of Washington prides itself on having a relatively vibrant economy that centers on high technology businesses that depends on a relatively highly educated labor force. The state has been lavish in its support of higher education, and probably most citizens would agree that the state has a pretty good system of schools to serve the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Technological Advancement, Evidence, State Universities
Can We Really Trust Anyone Who Profits from Ranking Higher Education Institutions, or How Would One Evaluate Institutional Quality?
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Micceri, Ted – Online Submission, 2005
Although numerous quality ratings exist in today's media-centric environment (Money Magazine, and U.S. News and World Report, etc.), it is quite difficult to provide any reasonably meaningful estimates of institutional quality, either qualitative or quantitative. Global ratings of university "quality" abound, despite the fact that there…
Descriptors: Public Education, Higher Education, Community Colleges, Reputation
America's Best Colleges.
U.S. News & World Report, 1996
Results of this magazine's annual rating of colleges and universities are reported in articles about rising college costs, the college selection process, the new honors programs, the top 25 national universities, attitudes of college seniors about security and success, the top 25 liberal arts colleges, top regional institutions, top…
Descriptors: Art Education, Business Administration Education, College Choice, College Outcomes Assessment