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Direct linkBickerstaff, Susan; Lontz, Barbara; Cormier, Maria Scott; Xu, Di – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2014
This chapter describes a promising new approach to teaching developmental arithmetic and prealgebra, and presents research findings that demonstrate how a faculty support network helped instructors adopt new teaching strategies and gain confidence in teaching the reformed course.
Descriptors: Success, Arithmetic, Community Colleges, Program Descriptions
Frankel, Joanne – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1973
Article provided additional sources of information on planning for updating occupational education. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation, Educational Problems
Curtis, Stephen M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1983
Considers St. Louis Community College's interdisciplinary efforts in terms of teaching strategies used and the programs and activities at particular campuses, including the development on an interdisciplinary studies program and an interdisciplinary core course; the use of weekend, evening, and telecourse instruction in the Program of Liberal Arts…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
Chaffee, John – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
Describes La Guardia Community College's interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of critical thinking, focusing on the program's impact on literacy, reasoning, problem solving, and critical attitudes. Presents guidelines for integrating critical thinking. Discusses the importance of professional development to encourage curricular changes,…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Content, Critical Thinking
Cummins, Marsha Z.; And Others – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Describes the Strategies for Teaching and Reinforcing Skills program at Bronx Community College as a solution to the mismatch between faculty expectations and the ability of poor inner-city students to perform. Discusses the writing across the curriculum program at suburban Richland College, focusing on administrative contributions to program…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, High Risk Students
Download full textParsons, Michael H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
In the first section of this collection of essays on part-time faculty development, Carol Eliason outlines the problems inherent in current staff development practices and a systems approach to their solution. Then, David Harris voices concerns and challenges from the college president's perspective. Richard Smith explains the benefits of…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Financial Support
Stanley, Linda C., Ed.; Ambron, Joanna, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Designed to assist program planners and administrators at community colleges in initiating a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program or determining the future direction of one already in existence, this sourcebook provides 15 articles on various aspects of WAC theory and practice. The following articles are included: (1) "History of WAC and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
