The most important components of an academic institution are the educational programs it offers. California Education Code and accreditation standards emphasize the essential nature of a college's educational programs to that college's existence, and often a college's programs reflect the individual personality of the college and the uniqueness of…

This article discusses academic freedom that is currently under threat at many public two-year schools, which serve almost one-half of the nation's first-year college students. The growing reliance on part-time faculty exacerbates the problem, with many adjuncts feeling muzzled for fear of losing their jobs. The problem of academic freedom at…

Article presented proposals for "mosaic programming", a different approach to general education for community colleges and universities. (Author/RK)

Discussed the progress of and development of British community colleges. (Author/RK)

Presents three science programs developed as special topics courses at one of the two-year regional campuses of the Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Valley. The authors outline these programs in biology, physics and chemistry to illustrate their plasticity for program development and experimentation. (HM)

Discussed a learning delivery system, representing a significant departure from tradition, designed to meet the educational needs of rural people, ordinarily unable to finance a full time education. (RK)

To understand the elusive nature of the community college, one must understand the process of assimilation that constantly reshapes its mission. Assimilation refers to the process of identifying educational solutions to ever-emerging, broad-based social issues and problems and incorporating these solutions into the community college's mission as…

This paper describes the formation of the Appalachian Consortium, assesses its impact after one year of operation, and examines its future development. Consortium goals were to provide in-service, staff development opportunities for the instructional faculties of the consortium's member colleges (three community colleges and a state university)…

This document is a compilation of 17 brief final reports resulting from research and curriculum projects carried out by faculty members of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park during released and extended time. Each report includes a project title, the name of the principal investigator, number of credit hours released, and college division.…

Article represents the general consensus of various educational developments relevant to the growth of community and junior colleges that educational delegates discussed at an annual meeting. (RK)

This document iscusses teacher education reform and how it has led to many changes in the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) approval process for colleges of education. The curricula of teacher education programs have since gone through changes in efforts to adapt to statewide initiatives. The paper outlines findings…

Reports on Jim Jacobs and Roberta Teahen's efforts to develop a systematic approach of integrating career and academic education. The movement began in 1995 with representatives from four Michigan community colleges. Presents examples from various colleges across Michigan that demonstrate success in curriculum integration. (VWC)

Suggests that community college department chairs have an imperative to advance the discipline in three major ways: (1) to fight for required speech courses; (2) to hire only those people who are trained in their discipline to teach speech courses; and (3) to supervise in a way as to advance the discipline and the cause of teaching and learning.…

This report, prepared for the President's Advisory Council for Education Professions Development, describes the special characteristics of the community junior college, its students, and its staff. Major current efforts in preservice and in-service program planning and recommended programs designed to meet the various needs of staff are outlined.…

This report summarizes the activities and accomplishments of Alabama's community, junior, and technical college system for 1983 to 1985. Following an introduction by the chancellor, Charles L. Payne, the report highlights major achievements in the following areas: (1) strategic planning and management, covering activities related to critical…