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Download full textGiles, Ray, Ed. – The News, 2002
This fall 2002 newsletter from the Community College League of California contains several articles, news stories, and the brochure from the 2002 Annual Convention, "Celebrating the Way California LEARNS." Articles include: (1) "Nursing Shortage Poses Dilemma for Colleges: Access vs. Efficiency," a discussion of the debate over…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Technical Education, Transfer Programs
Peer reviewedRifkin, Tronie, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Focusing on transfer and articulation in the community college, this volume explores issues related to the history and definitions of transfer, the role of state governments, and effective articulation between institutions, and makes recommendations for future improvements in the process. The following articles are provided: (1) "A Historical and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Faculty, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Coley, Richard J., Ed. – ETS Policy Notes, 1990
The role of community colleges (including technical and junior colleges) and the transfer of students to 4-year institutions are discussed. This issue presents three articles. The first article, "Democracy's Colleges," suggests that community colleges are the most successful institutional innovation in 20th century American higher…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Free Choice Transfer Programs, Higher Education
Cohen, Arthur M. – 1987
A major reason for the paucity of usable data on the contributions and effectiveness of community colleges is that the definitions on which the data are based are imprecise. Colleges' contributions might be better understood if their functions were reconceptualized. The collegiate dimension of community colleges (i.e, that portion of the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, College Role, Community Colleges
Ludwig, Meredith J.; Palmer, James C. – Transfer Working Papers, 1993
In September 1992, a small group of experienced researchers met to identify areas of research and specific research hypotheses to guide further inquiry into transfer. Specifically, participants examined transfer as it relates to institutional mission, institutional organization, and access to education and identified various premises upon which…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy
Palmer, James – Transfer Working Papers, 1991
A small number of studies conducted during the 1980's provide insights into the magnitude of transfer activity and the characteristics of students who are likely to transfer. The studies, based occasionally on state data and more frequently on secondary analyses of the U.S. Department of Education's longitudinal databases, reveal that: (1)…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Mobility, Higher Education
Johnson, B. Lamar, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
Issues in defining and conceptualizing general education in the two-year college are examined in this collection of essays. After introductory remarks, B. Lamar Johnson reviews the findings of the 1952 California Study of General Education and discusses their current applicability. Next, K. Patricia Cross reviews trends in general education from…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
