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Source
| Community Services Catalyst | 9 |
Author
| Allen, John P. | 1 |
| Bevelacqua, Joan | 1 |
| Broomall, James K. | 1 |
| Cotoia, Anthony M. | 1 |
| Desmarais, Armand | 1 |
| Kelley, Douglas | 1 |
| Kelly, Gerry O. | 1 |
| Vaughan, George B. | 1 |
| White, Sandra | 1 |
| Wygal, Benjamin R. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 9 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 9 |
| Opinion Papers | 4 |
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Peer reviewedKelley, Douglas – Community Services Catalyst, 1983
Cites five strategic management factors accounting for the achievements in serving adult and community needs at three community colleges: presidential and board support; the organizational status given to community service programs; performance of change agent roles; diversity of needs assessment and community involvement methods; and favorable…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Services, Management Systems
Peer reviewedCotoia, Anthony M. – Community Services Catalyst, 1985
Examines the economic inequities resulting from Massachusetts legislation that permitted community college continuing education divisions to operate, but without the state's monetary support. Describes North Shore Community College's financial and administrative model for continuing education/community services, looking at its strengths, benefits,…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Role, Community Services, Educational Finance
Peer reviewedKelly, Gerry O. – Community Services Catalyst, 1986
Reviews the development of Grant MacEwan Community College's continuing education program from a centralized model to a still-evolving multidimensional decentralized model. Addresses the problems and benefits of the decentralized administrative model. (AYC)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Decentralization
Peer reviewedBroomall, James K. – Community Services Catalyst, 1987
Recommends, for the management of community college adult/continuing education programs, strategic planning to determine the unit's niche within the educational marketplace and interorganizational "coupling" as a means of cooperating with other organizations to foster innovation. Offers a case study of "coupling" at Allegany…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Community Services
Peer reviewedAllen, John P. – Community Services Catalyst, 1988
Describes Illinois Valley Community College's educational program at the Sheridan Correctional Center, a state medium-security facility for adults. Considers program staffing, funding, and outcomes. Underscores the importance of cooperative relations with the Department of Corrections. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Correctional Education
Peer reviewedWygal, Benjamin R. – Community Services Catalyst, 1991
Examines organizational patterns for administering community services at community colleges. Identifies conditions contributing to successful organizational patterns. Suggests features of organizational development which may be helpful in analyzing community services administration and in dealing with emerging community services functions in the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Services
Peer reviewedVaughan, George B. – Community Services Catalyst, 1991
Examines the historical roots of community services in community colleges. Offers suggestions for keeping community colleges on the frontier of the development of these institutions (e.g., bringing the program into the instructional mainstream, emphasizing program planning, encouraging instructional innovation.) (DMM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Services
Peer reviewedDesmarais, Armand; White, Sandra – Community Services Catalyst, 1990
Traces the efforts of the Division of Continuing Studies at a large northeastern state university to regain fiscal solvency through business and leadership techniques including management by objectives, section management, and a course confirmation formula. Warns program administrators about potential problems with break-even registration…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Services
Peer reviewedBevelacqua, Joan – Community Services Catalyst, 1983
Describes the College of DuPage's Business and Professional Institute, which emphasizes nontraditional education/training methods and support from the business and professional communities. Discusses the Institute's assumptions, implementation strategies, and analysis of applicable program models. Explains the matrix management model that was…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Inplant Programs, Job Training
