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Bryant, Alyssa N. – 2001
This digest discusses research on economic gains for community college students and explores whether a community college education serves to minimize the wage gap between women and men and between advantaged and disadvantaged groups. It summarizes research that supports the assertion that a community college education offers economic advancement…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Economic Impact, Economic Opportunities
Keup, Jennifer Rinella – 1998
This digest discusses two specific computer-aided instruction systems used in two-year colleges in the United States and Canada, and addresses critical points regarding system implementation in remedial education programs. As developed in the Nova Scotia Community College System in Canada, the INVEST computer system provides literacy-based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Fann, Amy – 2002
This ERIC Digest provides an overview of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), including a discussion of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC), TCU curriculum, institutional funding, student demographics, and the role of TCUs in developing local economies. The AIHEC was founded in 1972 and currently represents 32 TCUs. The…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Foote, Elizabeth – 1997
Collaborative learning refers to small-group instruction that incorporates five elements: clear, positive interdependence among students; group self-evaluation; interpersonal behaviors that promote each member's learning; individual accountability; and frequent use of small-group social skills. These elements have been implemented in colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Learning, Course Objectives
Rifkin, Tronie; Georgakakos, John Harry – 1996
In 1991, a study was conducted at Riverside City College (RCC), in California, to determine the development of science reasoning among students. A science reasoning test was administered at the beginning and again at the end of fall 1991 to two samples: a college-wide sample of 843 students enrolled in one of 55 courses, and a science-oriented…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis