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Direct linkWood, J. Luke – About Campus, 2012
"Open access" is a core mission component of the community college. Through this mission, public two-year colleges provide postsecondary opportunities to nearly all individuals desiring further education. However, access is not necessarily synonymous with success. Many students, including black males, have concerning levels of success, or the lack…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Males, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedGuskey, Thomas R.; And Others – Community and Junior College Journal, 1982
Reviews the objectives and activities of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning (City Colleges of Chicago). Presents initial findings from studies of the characteristics of effective teachers, effects of course placement on student success, student involvement in instruction, and altering teaching methods to increase…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Instructional Improvement, Learning Motivation
Brickman, Bette; Nuzzo, Richard – Journal of Intensive English Studies, 1999
Describes an academically-oriented English-as-a-Second-Language program at an urban community college in the Southwest that aggressively recruited international students, particularly from the Pacific Rim. Discusses the differences between immigrant and international students, such as attitudes and motivation toward learning English and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Download full textThrone, David W. – 1994
As part of a federal grant to develop an across-the-curriculum ethics program, ethics instruction was integrated into English classes at Colorado's Community College of Aurora (CCA). In the English classes, students were first asked to read case studies from CCA's ethics handbook detailing specific ethical problems. In subsequent classes, students…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedTrawick, LaVergne; Corno, Lyn – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1995
Research suggests urban community college students have ineffective study approaches and habits. A program teaching how to regulate behavior, cognition, and affect can be an important resource. One such program helps students monitor and control external and internal aspects of the learning environment, task and setting, others in the task…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Educational Environment, Higher Education
Tucker, Rich – 1995
Yakima Valley Community College (Washignton) developed "A Living-Learning Community" in the Student Residence Center to create an intellectually stimulating and socially exciting environment for both resident and commuting students. The project strived to enhance the students' collegiate experience by providing them with a learning…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Commuting Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers
