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Direct linkKoltai, Leslie – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
Emphasizes the qualitative and quantitative decline of transfer education. Recommends ways to revitalize the community college's transfer function through external and internal community involvement, including the public, four-year institutions and secondary schools and two-year college students, faculty, counselors, and administrators. Describes…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, General Education
Wangen, Nancy Register – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1995
Describes the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC), a statewide agenda for improving student transfer that inspired general education reform. Reviews the Minnesota Community College System, elements of the statewide reform movement, key principles of the MNTC and issues related to its implementation, and future challenges to education reform in…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Design
Terzian, Aram L. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Describes the Transfer Opportunities Program at Community College of Philadelphia, highlighting efforts to build (1) a coherent general studies curriculum; (2) a supportive academic environment that encourages students to take themselves seriously as learners; and (3) curricular bridges for students. Sees the curriculum as central to improving…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Kerschner, Lee R. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1988
Discusses the review of California's master plan for higher education by a state blue-ribbon commission. Reviews the commission's recommendations concerning the community college curriculum, student progress, transfer programs, governance, and accountability. Considers the work of the commission a reflection of a new alliance between faculty and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Blue Ribbon Commissions, College Curriculum
Download full textPrager, Carolyn, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1988
This collection of essays offers a variety of perspectives on academic and procedural aspects of transfer and articulation activities. The volume includes articles on state, regional, and foundation-sponsored efforts to improve transfer processes, as well as essays concerned with programs to create vehicles and channels for interinstitutional…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Faculty, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Palmer, James C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Argues that deliberations between two-year and four-year college faculty regarding the structure and content of the curriculum and faculty roles can do much to enhance transfer programs. Suggests that faculty should increase their involvement in transfer and articulation processes rather than remaining isolated in their classrooms. (33 citations)…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, College Faculty, Community Colleges
