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Rusk, Michael D.; Cummings, Ellen – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2011
Academic and public libraries are facing the challenge of finding new avenues of service and of creating value for their constituencies. This value is in the form of outcomes that result in bettering the people who use libraries and the community at large. The authors feel that librarians must find creative ways to make their communities better…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Library Networks
Murray, Corey – Community College Journal, 2014
"The Road to Recovery: Projecting U.S. Job Growth and Higher Education Demand through 2020" (this issue, p26-29) presented six key indicators that highlighted the latest in education and employment needs for the success of the future jobs market. While the U.S. economy is growing, questions still remain: What skills do employers value…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, College Outcomes Assessment

Jones, Steven W.; Beck, Patricia M. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1982
Reviews some of the efforts undertaken by Phillips County Community College (PCCC) as part of a major industrial and community development planning process in Phillips County, Arkansas. Describes a countywide housing survey, expansion of PCCC's occupational education facilities, and effects on the area's economy. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Surveys

Gollattscheck, James F. – Community Services Catalyst, 1991
Cites literature published in the 1970s illustrating the long-held goal of integrating community services and continuing education into the mission of the community college. Argues that the goal has been realized. Urges community service educators to become leaders of the movement to help communities become self-renewing through outreach and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Services
Robertson, Piedad – 2000
This report to the Santa Monica College (SMC) Board of Trustees focuses on the college's programs and achievements, especially as they relate to community development, and proposes a new city government and school relationship with respect to educational finance. The report proposes creation of the Santa Monica Educational Authority (SMEA), a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Development, Educational Finance, Government School Relationship

Briggs, John C. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1981
Explores the Community Resource Center (CRC), a model for community college leadership in community development. Describes the community projects and activities of six community colleges which have established CRCs. Emphasizes that the CRC's main purposes are to facilitate citizen involvement in community decision making and to improve community…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development, Program Descriptions
Banks, Carolyn – 2002
Rural areas of the world share many common problems, such as a lack of diverse educational and economic development opportunities. This paper argues that only when rural areas develop strong partnerships among organizations with diverse strengths, and these organizations bring some measure of power to these partnerships, will these rural areas be…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Coordination, Community Development, Rural Areas
Kopecek, Robert J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Advocates a leadership role for community college presidents in regional, nonprofit economic development organizations. Reviews the types of economic development, ways of becoming involved, and elements of community economic growth and development. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Presidents, Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development
Lake, Dale B.; And Others – 1979
Designed to provide basic guidelines and examples that can be used by community colleges for organizing and conducting community impact studies, this booklet describes the experiences of Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), Eastfield College (EC), and Valencia Community College (VCC) in conducting their impact studies. Introductory material…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Benefits, Community Colleges, Community Development

Parnell, Dale – Community Services Catalyst, 1991
Perceives the community college's image as distorted by the provision of hobby and recreation courses. Advocates linkages with other community organizations offering adult and community service programs. Calls for college involvement community development and the solution of urban and suburban problems. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Education

Landrum, Bertha; Gluss, Mary Anne – Community and Junior College Journal, 1983
Examines the Maricopa Community College District's response to the technical training requirements of local high technology firms. Discusses changes in the technical curriculum, business-industry ties, and the activities and achievements of the district's advisory council of high technology and aerospace firms. Offers a checklist for creating an…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Community Development, School Business Relationship
Barnett, Lynn – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Describes national initiatives providing community colleges with grants and technical assistance to develop community building and service learning programs. Suggests that the objectives of service learning (that is, integrating community service with academic instruction, emphasizing critical reflection and civic responsibility) matches the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development

Tyndale, Jill; Oakes, Donald – Community Services Catalyst, 1986
Describes Vancouver Community College's development of a community education program in the district's multiethnic, low-income, urban North East Sector. Explains how the project changed its goals and emphases, how it spawned new projects, and how it declined. Sees a new cycle of community development and social reform taking shape. (AYC)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Colleges, Community Development, Community Education

Boyer, Paul – Tribal College Journal, 2002
Recounts the history of some of the earliest tribal colleges and poses questions regarding the current state of American Indian higher education institutions. Argues that, though the colleges are expanding, the larger goals of nurturing sustainable communities remain unfulfilled. Compares tribal colleges to Maori schools in New Zealand. (NB)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Colleges

Curtis, Marlene; Stetson, Nancy – Community Services Catalyst, 1990
Describes Wenatchee Valley Community College's Community Resource Center (CRC), created to promote information exchange, community dialogue, and alliance building to help solve community problems. Reviews the role of the CRC's advisory board and the ways in which the CRC has served the community. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Centers, Community Colleges, Community Development