Describes a study of the interactions between a community college and the churches in its service area, based on interviews with college administrators and clergy in 50 randomly selected churches. Reports types of interaction, variables affecting types of interaction, and obstacles to more extensive interaction. (DMM)

This paper traces the history of two mission projects and associated schools in rural Kentucky and examines how the missionaries' social constructions of reality with regard to Appalachia determined their actions. The two mission projects studied were Red Bird Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church and Hazel Green Academy of the…

As part of an evaluation of the Community College Program of the United Ministries in Higher Education (UMHE), this study surveyed 323 pastors in local churches to determine: (1) local congregations' interest or involvement in working with community colleges; (2) a baseline against which to measure further involvement of the church with the…

To discover common concerns and areas of joint effort and actions of churches and community colleges is the purpose of this study. This preliminary report covers the first two phases of the study: recruitment and planning and educational. Participants were representatives from churches and community colleges from six areas of New York and…