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Ruhland, Sheila K. – 1991
Implementation of program evaluation recommendations should persuade people that the rewards of an evaluation outweigh the reasons for resistance. A study was undertaken with the following purposes: identify facilitators and barriers to the implementation of program evaluation; determine the proportion of recommendations made in each of the nine…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Change Strategies, Evaluation Utilization, Marketing
Download full textGaskin, Fred – 1999
This presentation discusses community college transfer and the Cerritos College (California) President's Emphasis on Transfer (PET) Task Force, a project committed to making Cerritos College a transfer-oriented institution. Among the goals PET has accomplished are: (1) creating the Scholars Honors Program, which sent three of its first six…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Role, College Transfer Students
Gelin, Franklin – 1993
Discussions about whether to implement associate degrees in British Columbia (Canada) date back to the mid-1970's, with the debate focusing on transfer arrangements and the viability of community college diplomas. One of the first acts of the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, created in 1988, was the recommendation to create an…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Transfer Students
Alexander, Angela J. – 1996
Two major issues in contemporary higher education include equality of access to education and the adequate preparation of graduates for entry into the workforce. Both of these goals are central to the tech prep/associate degree (TPAD) initiative. TPAD combines competency-based teaching, applied learning, curricula focusing on technical and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Role
Harris, Mathilda E. – 1980
Mount Hood Community College (MHCC), with financial support from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW), implemented a three-year project in 1979 designed to infuse international studies into the college's liberal arts and vocational curricula. Planning for the project began after the successful implementation of a study abroad…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Curtis, Stephen M.; West, Betty – 1992
In response to the critical need for nurses in New York City, the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), with support from two local unions and a foundation, initiated the Evening/Weekend Program designed for working adult nursing students in fall, 1989. While the 3-year, part-time program was open to any qualified BMCC student, a special…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
