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McCrink, Carmen L.; Whitford, Heidi – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2017
This chapter describes the results of case study research on a partnership between a community college in the United States and a university in Chile that attempted to develop the first community college system in Chile.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, Program Descriptions
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Bradshaw, Geoffrey W. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2013
In 2010, Madison Area Technical College (Madison College), a comprehensive community college in Madison, Wisconsin, was selected by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to head a consortium project to expand the capacity of community colleges to offer study-abroad programs. The project focuses on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Best Practices, Sustainable Development
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Horton, David, Jr. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
The goal of community colleges and athletics programs should not be to maintain watered-down expectations to give the illusion that student athletes are truly being successful. Rather, the goal should be to set expectations that challenge and enable individuals to do their best at becoming the best student, athlete, and citizen they are capable of…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Athletes, Organizational Culture, Community Colleges
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Clark, Molly M.; Davis, Ed – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
This chapter describes a "grow-your-own" leader development program that emphasizes cross-disciplinary, multisector programs and activities that reinforce the community-building role of rural community, junior, and technical colleges.
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Rural Areas, Leadership Training, Community Colleges
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Laipson, Hannah Karp – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Offers examples of writing assignments for specific disciplines, including the assignments to write case studies in hotel and restaurant management and secretarial studies; chart and progress summaries in respiratory therapy; cultural assessments in nursing; and partnership agreements in accounting. (DMM)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Case Studies, Community Colleges