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Direct linkKorbel, Linda A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007
This chapter profiles state and regional global education consortia, the successes they have enjoyed, and the challenges they face. It concludes with recommendations for strengthening these associations and ensuring their continued existence and effectiveness. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Consortia, Global Education, Community Colleges, Profiles
Spence, David – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2009
Greater attention to the college and career readiness problem by state leaders and policymakers could drastically boost the numbers and percentages of students who graduate from high school ready for college and career study. This chapter traces the author's work in developing California State University's Early Assessment Program, an initiative…
Descriptors: State Schools, State Colleges, Community Colleges, College Preparation
Wattenbarger, James I. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1973
A review of the shift from local to state financing and a description of various kinds of tax support structures. (Editor)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, State Aid, State Colleges
Zeldman, Diann – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
Highlights portions of the articulation agreement between Florida's community college system and state university system and presents examples of practical efforts used to ensure the smooth transfer of students. Considers the role of community college relations offices, aids to articulation, and current articulation programs. (DMM)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Puyear, Donald E. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1985
Suggests that increases in state control necessitate new governance skills of community college leaders. Examines various state organizational structures and the nature of state control, emphasizing legislative intervention, state involvement in operational matters, and state-level governing boards. Feels that state coordination can enhance…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Governance
Hungar, Julie Yearsley – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Analyzes the three main campuses of the Seattle Community Colleges and the constituencies each serves. Focuses on Seattle Central Community College, which concentrates on meeting the needs of its ethnically diverse, older, and international students and exemplifies the commitment to the urban college mission that characterizes Seattle's community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Development, Excellence in Education, Institutional Mission
Download full textPuyear, Donald E., Ed.; Vaughan, George B., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1985
This collection of articles addresses ways in which community colleges can maintain institutional integrity while at the same time adapting the colleges' mission to a changing environment. The following articles are included: (1) "The Search for Mission and Integrity: A Retrospective View," by Jennings L. Wagoner, Jr.; (2) "Maintaining Open Access…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, College Role, Community Colleges
