Describes the system used by Prince George's Community College to develop a set of criteria for an effective approach to student retention and an action agenda for the development of retention strategies. Provides six criteria (e.g., retention should be student- rather than institution-centered) and outlines the six phases of the action agenda.…

Describes Allegheny Community College's block scheduling project, which centers remedial courses around a core history course, and its impact on the academic achievement and persistence of the developmental students involved. Looks at students' evaluation of the blocking experience. (AYC)

Presents an overview of the activities of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges during 1979 in the areas of federal policy, organization, and funding, broadening the horizons of community-based education and international programing. Includes a financial review of 1979 and a list of projects. (JM)

Describes a cooperative venture between Paducah Community College, Comcast Cable, and Paducah, Kentucky, and the roles each of these organizations played in establishing a public access channel which would provide informational and general interest programs, as well as college courses. Offers information on programing, financial support, and…

Describes the Career Associate in Special Education program at Santa Fe Community College (Florida), a one-year certificate program to train paraprofessionals to work with handicapped students. Discusses the program's emphasis on practica, classroom studies, cooperation with the University of Florida, in-service courses, evaluation, and advisory…

Describes the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' National Issues Forum on "Energy and the Way We Live." Provides a calendar of events and topics for February, March, and April, 1980. (AYC)

Reviews community college international education programs supported by the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Title VI grants, international theme conferences, foreign curriculum consultants on campus, and exchange and travel abroad programs. Presents recommendations for starting or promoting the internationalization of the college curriculum.…

Queensborough Community College, part of City University of New York (CUNY), has installed a new disc storage subsystem to speed up and expand its computerized college administration system. (Author)

Describes a videotaped presentation designed to improve students' attitudes toward library use. Program concentrates on the student as the center of the learning process; emphasizes a nonthreatening atmosphere, demonstrates practical application of resources, and shows students successfully using library resources to solve problems. (DR)

Describes an Agency for International Development program which placed Nigerian students in technical programs in American community colleges, detailing the process of screening student applicants in Nigeria. (MB)

Describes a computer-based system designed to alleviate problems that instructors at technical and community colleges face in developing and teaching courses. Discusses implementation of computer-managed instruction, field testing, record keeping, and revisions. (MA)

Describes the development and implementation of an associate degree program to train paraprofessional counseling personnel to provide service to multi-handicapped and developmentally disabled children and their families. Students receive clinical field training in special education schools and academic coursework at Los Angeles City College, and…

This article consists of five brief program outlines distributed and discussed by participants at the Southeastern Regional Conference on International Education in November 1976. The five community colleges represented are Kirkwood, Iowa; Gulf Coast, Florida; Seminole, Florida; Shelby State, Tennessee; and Rockland, New York. (RM)

Discusses how University of Calgary provides a new model for social work education named the Learning Center. The program provides weekend courses through tribal and community colleges in outlying regions and students are able to maintain employment in their home communities while getting a Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree. (MZ)

Argues that sound development programs have contributed to the community college's relative success in hiring minority administrators. Describes programs in four categories: university doctorates, higher education association programs, programs sponsored by minority higher education associations, and professional development programs designed by…