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Fishman, Rachel – New America, 2015
This report explores the demographics of community college students and how they compare to those in other sectors of higher education. Next, it reviews the common reasons undergraduate students stop their studies or drop out. The report then examines technology-enhanced education in community colleges and presents several case studies showing how…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Student Characteristics, Undergraduate Students
Jones, Steven Wayne – 1984
A study was conducted at Phillips County Community College to examine part-time students' and adjunct faculty members' perceptions of effective instructional behaviors and strategies. A teaching effectiveness survey was distributed to a random sample of 225 part-time students enrolled in spring 1984 and to 54 adjunct faculty members, asking them…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Part Time Faculty, Part Time Students, Questionnaires
Tudor, Dan, Ed. – 1994
This annual compilation of statistical information provides a history of the development of the University of Kentucky Community College System (UKCCS) and selected data on 1992-93 enrollments, instructional programs, financial support, and student characteristics. Section I focuses on enrollments, providing fall 1992 headcount data for each of…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Credits, College Graduates, College Planning
Hall, John; Mingard, Sue – 1993
This report presents an overview of training courses for further education lecturers in the United Kingdom and offers observations on developments in the field of further education lecturer training. Recommendations of previous reports concerning the training of further education lecturers are analyzed, and the current situation is examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, Course Descriptions, Faculty Development
Tudor, Dan, Ed. – 1993
This annual compilation of statistical information provides a history of the development of the University of Kentucky Community College System (UKCCS) and selected data on 1991-92 enrollments, instructional programs, financial support, and student characteristics. Section I focuses on enrollments, providing fall 1991 headcount data for each of…
Descriptors: Age, Budgets, College Credits, College Graduates
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Inglis, Bill; And Others – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1992
To study the long-term impact of part-time inservice degrees, researchers interviewed Scottish graduates and headmasters and local education authority staff. Results indicated the degrees had a small influence on classroom performance and fundamental impact on a significant minority of teachers. Some schools created effective policies for using…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1986
Proceedings of the twelfth international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Theme presentations and authors include: "Distance Education: The Promise and the Confusion!" (Allan F. Hershfield); "Distance Education: The 'New Frontier' of Learning?" (Kevin C. Smith); "Teacher Training: A Challenge to the University View of…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Faculty, College Instruction, Distance Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. Univ. Coll. – 1986
Workshop and seminar summaries and abstracts of papers from the twelfth international conference on improving university teaching are presented. Theme presentation and seminar topics are: distance education; ways that associations improve university teaching; corporate, labor, university partnerships; and teaching part-time students. Workshop…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Departments