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Dassance, Charles R.; Harr, Gary – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1989
Reviews models and theories related to student development and offers a series of strategies and tactics to help student development administrators put theory into practice and make changes for the decade ahead. (DMM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Program Administration, Student Development
Hinds, Diane; Sprague, Caroline – 1987
The Citrus College faculty and staff addressed the problem of lower career aspirations among women by establishing a support group, Citrus Women in Higher Education (CWHE). In addition to group meetings and special programs of interest, the CWHE has developed a mentor program to address the problem of blocked careers faced by women. The goals of…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Females, Mentors
Weidel, Pamela – Campus Activities Programming, 1998
Ways in which community college student development programs can focus on student learning include using more academically focused language; having a student development plan and remaining on the profession's cutting edge; constant reevaluation of models of student success; finding alternatives to traditional models in delivery of student…
Descriptors: College Environment, Community Colleges, Extracurricular Activities, Organizational Climate
Keyser, John S.; Rowray, Richard D. – 1986
This summary report presents a synthesis of discussions at a national colloquium on "Mastery Leadership in Student Development Services," sponsored by the American College Testing Program and the National Council on Student Development. Following introductory material on the colloquium,"Beyond Management to Leadership," by John S. Keyser, this…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Colleges, Leadership Training, Management Development
Creamer, Don G., Ed.; Dassance, Charles R., Ed. – 1986
This monograph, addressed primarily to the concerns of practitioners, was written mostly by two-year college practitioners. Chapter 1, "Opportunities in Legacy" (Charles R. Dassance), discusses qualities of the two-year college, its special commitment to guidance of students, and its commitment to teaching as a primary thrust of educational…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Professional Occupations
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Nakamura, Yoshio C. – Community Services Catalyst, 1989
Argues that such student services as counseling, financial aid, and student health be made available to all students at times and days necessary to accommodate full- and part-time, credit and non-credit students. Urges lifelong learning and student services professionals to exert leadership in developing appropriate student services. (DMM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Services
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – NACADA Journal, 1995
Ten popular myths about higher education's effect on students are questioned. Issues include: test scores in assessment of college impact; college effect on student development; institutional resources/prestige and quality; two-year college attendance; educational quality at historically black colleges; teaching methods; faculty research; teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Black Colleges, College Outcomes Assessment