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Community Colleges Work as Confidence Builders.
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Noga, Michael A. – Journal of Career Planning and Employment, 1994
Describes how community colleges work to develop the self-confidence of their students. Explains how low confidence is detected and how confidence is built in the community college setting. The value of experiential education is discussed, as are classroom programs to build self-confidence. A sidebar suggests number of useful approaches to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Self Esteem, Student Development, Two Year College Students
Emerging Directions: Student Development in the DCCCD. A Result of the Work of DCCCD Student Services Staff and Many Colleagues.
Dallas County Community Coll. District, TX. – 1983
This report describes the process and results of a project of the Vice Presidents of Student Services Council (VPSSC) of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) which was designed to evaluate and establish direction for the District's student services programs. The history of the project is described in an initial section including…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Development, Program Evaluation, School Counseling
Wendell Berry, Liberalism, and Democratic Theory: Implications for the Rural School.
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Snauwaert, Dale T. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1990
Explores Wendell Berry's social philosophy in the context of the larger framework of liberalism and democratic theory, addressing implications for reconceptualizing rural schooling. The article exposes the benefits rural schools could tap by fostering a critical literacy based on local knowledge. (SM)
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Liberalism
The Three R's of Career Education--Recruiting, Retention, and Redirection.
Moore, Nancy R. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1979
Presents a model for coordinating all activities of student development into a career education center in order to create a staying environment for students. This model for career education was developed at Western Piedmont Community College. It is designed to evolve with the institution and with changing demands of society. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Education Service Centers
The School Counselor and the Black Child: Critical Roles and Functions.
Lee, Courtland C. – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1982
Outlines specific counselor roles and functions considered critical for improving the quality of education for Black children. Considers important counselor functions related to the concerns of school personnel and the educational interests of the Black community. Presents a model for school counseling curriculum development. (RC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advocacy, Black Students, Counselor Role
Student Services for CETA Participants. Higher Education/CETA Project Monograph.
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Cohen, Pennie; Nance, Don W. – 1982
The way in which student services can meet the needs of a small segment of the student body who need extensive and intensive developmental work is considered as part of the American Council on Education's Higher Education/Comprehensive Employment and Training ACT (CETA) Project, which was supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development
Primary Prevention on Campus and in the Community.
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Goodyear, Rodney K., Ed.; Shaw, Merville C., Ed. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1984
Presents 11 articles focusing on primary prevention on campus and in the community. Section 1 deals with theme-focused prevention, problem solving, friendships, alcohol education, stress management, career planning, and needs assesment for college students. Section 2 describes community-based prevention with high risk persons including families…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Career Planning, College Students, Community Services