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Janangelo, Joseph; Klausman, Jeffrey – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2012
The word "idea" assumed special meaning in composition studies when Stephen M. North, in "The Idea of a Writing Center," showed how an idea can evoke and ignite intense expectations and aversions surrounding literacy instruction. In particular, North lamented the "false sense of knowing" that made getting a message through (in this case, about…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Literacy, Laboratories, Writing (Composition)
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Gebert, John – Community and Junior College Journal, 1984
Describes North Central Technical Institute's special programs for students with vision or hearing impairments focusing on the one-month career exploration program; daily living skills instruction; diagnostic, counseling, and support services; and job placement. Examines common misconceptions about hearing/vision impaired people. (DMM)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Program Descriptions, Special Programs, Technical Institutes
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Bell, Anne Ryan – Community and Junior College Journal, 1981
Presents achievements of the Community College of Denver's Center for the Physically Disadvantaged, which provides blind, deaf, brain-damaged, and wheelchair students with vocational evaluations, health services, instructional support, counseling, and job placement. Emphasizes special attitudes, resourcefulness, and commitment instead of…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
Stalcup, Robert J.; Freeman, Mary Alice – Community College Frontiers, 1980
Reveals that 7 percent of the community college population has some type of special education need. Outlines steps taken in various schools to serve learning disabled students and discusses some of the drawbacks to establishing and maintaining adequate programs and services. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Learning Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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Leslie, Judith W. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1989
Using the analogy of the theater, considers the computer's "role" in the "dramas" in which students engage. Illustrates some of these roles in operation in the Maricopa Community College District (Arizona) and addresses issues raised by the infusion of technology into the tracking process. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Program Descriptions
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Kerlin, Scott P.; Britz, Patricia B. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1994
Discusses the special challenges to community college assessment programs posed by linguistic, cultural, religious, and ethnic diversity in student populations. Provides an overview of important considerations for developing assessment activities. Describes the efforts of North Seattle Community College to address these considerations. (MAB)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Cultural Pluralism, Program Descriptions
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Mulder, Anne E. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Identifies barriers to minority student access and success in college, including lack of preparation, financial needs, and students' perceptions of the academic environment. Offers examples of programs designed to overcome these barriers through early intervention, creative recruitment, and a supportive institutional climate. Presents guidelines…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Minority Groups
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Moriarty, Daniel F. – Community College Journal, 1996
Reviews advances made by community colleges since the first American Association for Community Colleges convention in 1920. Highlights growth in enrollment rates, increased diversity, vocational and job-training programs, and curriculum developments. Indicates that community colleges enroll 44% of the nation's undergraduate students and 49% of all…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Trends
Koltai, Leslie – 1983
This annual address by the Chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) focuses on the financial crisis affecting the district and on the district's innovative activities and programs. Opening remarks review the recent actions of the governor and legislature which resulted in the maintenance of the community colleges'…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation
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Rollyson, Carl E., Jr. – Community College Review, 1986
Describes the development of Wayne State University's Weekend College and the enhancement of its articulation program for community college technical degree graduates. Describes the Capstone general education program, which primarily involves weekend workshops and conferences in a range of lower- and upper-division subjects and electives. (DMM)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, General Education
McKeague, Patricia M. – 1984
Drawing from a literature review and experiences at Moraine Valley Community College, this paper examines the role of the community college honors program in meeting the special needs of superior students; analyzes the characteristics of effective and innovative programs and curricula; and discusses how an honors program can become…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Davisson, Sally A.; Rush, Jean C. – Community College Frontiers, 1981
Discusses the potential of continuing education in the visual arts for older adults. Reviews the characteristics of older adult students, the role of community colleges, older adults' interest in the arts, and benefits from arts participation. (AYC)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Art Education, Art Therapy, Community Colleges
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Cardenas, Raul; Warren, Elizabeth – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Examines challenges to educational access at the community-college level related to college mission, funding, assessment, academic placement, staff development, articulation/transfer, college-school relations, and student support services. Considers public policy influences on access. Describes four Maricopa County Community College District…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Hispanic Americans
Ellison, Nolen M. – 1987
The materials in this compilation focus on various aspects of Cuyahoga Community College's (CCC's) Urban Community College Transfer Opportunity Program (UCCTOP) activities. The first report provides on overview of CCC's UCCTOP emphases (i.e., early articulation initiatives and understandings, expansion of curricula linkages with postsecondary…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Institutional Cooperation
Ruark, Henry Clay – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Amo DeBernardis, past president of Portland (Oregon) Community College, is interviewed about the college's development and the role of the college in the future. (IRT)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Interviews, Program Descriptions
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