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Download full textKantor, Sherrie L., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1994
Intended as a forum for the discussion of customized workforce training at community colleges, this book addresses the practical considerations, programs, and strategies that come into play when colleges engage in customized contract training for fully-employed learners. The 10 chapters are as follows: (1) "Training for Customized Training:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Contract Training, Cooperative Programs, Faculty Development
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1984
"Innovation Abstracts" consists of brief, two-page write-ups issued approximately 40 times a year on topics that contribute to staff development. This compilation represents a selection from the 1984 volume of 22 numbers of special interest to community college faculty, administrators, and staff. The numbers selected are; (1) fragments…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation, Faculty Development
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed. – Educational Forum, 1992
Designed to promote discourse on teaching, learning, and professional development, this spring 1992 issue of Massachusetts Bay Community College's (MBCC's) "Educational Forum" documents modes of inquiry and faculty development activities that MBCC has found promising. The following articles are contained in the issue: (1) "Education Through…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Faculty Development
Angel, Dan, Ed.; Barrera, Adriana, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
A variety of community college programs and services designed to enhance minority student participation and success in higher education are described in this volume. Issues related to minority student recruitment, retention, and transfer to four-year institutions, and to minority staff professional development are explored in the following 15…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Affirmative Action
Fullen, James, Ed. – OATYC Journal, 1978
"OATYC Journal," which is published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, is designed as a forum for the exchange of concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the two-year college classroom. Along with commentaries and letters of reaction from the readership, the Winter 1978 issue presents the following articles: (1)…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Programs, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Hutchins, Sally, Ed. – ACCT Trustee Quarterly, 1989
This document consists of the four issues in volume 12 of the "ACCT Trustee Quarterly," for winter 1987-88, spring 1988, summer 1988, and winter 1989, respectively. This journal presents articles on a wide variety of topics of interest and concern to two-year college trustees and other education professionals. The winter 1987-88 issue features…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Presidents, College Programs, College Role
Innovation Abstracts, 1984
A cooperative project between community colleges in the Northeast and the Universities Field Staff International (UFSI) which sought to add an international dimension to existing community college curricula is described. Two objectives of the project are listed: to broaden faculty and administrative interest and skills in international studies;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Vaughan, George B. – 1989
Scholarship -- or, rather, the lack of it -- is a major weakness of the American community college. The most immediate problem the community colleges face in this area is that of developing a clear and meaningful definition of scholarship. Community colleges have paid little attention to scholarship for a number of reasons: (1) community colleges…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Role, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship
Doucette, Don, Ed. – Leadership Abstracts, 1993
This document includes 10 issues of Leadership Abstracts (volume 6, 1993), a newsletter published by the League for Innovation in the Community College (California). The featured articles are: (1) "Reinventing Government" by David T. Osborne; (2) "Community College Workforce Training Programs: Expanding the Mission to Meet Critical…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance
Browne, Joseph, Ed. – AMATYC Review, 1997
Designed as an avenue of communication for mathematics educators concerned with the views, ideas, and experiences of two-year college students and teachers, this journal contains articles on mathematics exposition and education and regular features presenting book and software reviews, classroom activities, instructor experiences, and math…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Roueche, Susanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1990
This series of one- to two-page abstracts highlights a variety of innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the community college. Topics covered in the abstracts include: (1) academic partnerships pairing "high-risk" students with a concerned faculty member, counselor, or administrator; (2) teacher-to-teacher learning partnerships; (3)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Villeneuve, Phyllis, Ed. – FACTC Focus, 1997
This report, from the Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC) in Washington, focuses on various distance learning courses offered by the state's two-year colleges. The report contains 16 articles from faculty members and students, including: (1) "The Emperor's New Tutor: A Confession" (Sydney Wallace Stegall); (2)…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Barnes, Cynthia A., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
The critical thinking movement is responding nationwide to the challenge of teaching thought processes to students. This volume contains 10 articles addressing critical thinking and the instruction of higher-level thinking skills: (1) "Critical Thinking: What, Why, and How," by Richard Paul; (2) "Teaching Critical Thinking across the Curriculum,"…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Faculty Development
Doucette, Don, Ed. – 1988
This series of abstracts from the League for Innovation in the Community College and the Community College Leadership Program addresses a variety of topics of interest to community college administrators. Topics include: (1) revitalizing leadership for community colleges; (2) improving relations with board members; (3) presidential succession; (4)…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration, College Faculty
Marashio Paul, Ed.; And Others – Pedagogy Journal, 1996
This annual serial volume contains 19 articles offering practical pedagogical ideas from faculty at New Hampshire technical colleges. The following articles are presented: (1) "Goodbye Mr. Desrochers or What I Learned While Teaching My First Lit. Course," by Diane Chin; (2) "A Teacher Learns: Building a Fly Rod," by Walter…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
