This case study tracks the application of project-based learning (PBL) during four separate college terms at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon. Each term follows a different learning community of first-term college students enrolled in a program of developmental education (DE), reading, writing, math, and college survival and success…

City University of New York's (CUNY) new community college, planned almost entirely by administrators and slated to open in 2012, seems designed to shunt its student body into narrow, mostly terminal career-technical programs with the promise of an associate's degree at the end. But to what purpose? To "reimagine community college education…

Presents reasons for setting program goals and criteria for an acceptable goal statement, which are illustrated by examples of surveying law and career concepts courses. Discusses sources of goal information and potential problems in the goal setting process. (MB)

This article concentrates on a methodological construct that includes concepts relating to the needs of society but which, in its totality as a process, impacts values and provides a means to describe behavior. (Author/RK)

This document is a course syllabus for "College and University Organization and Administration." The purpose of the course is to provide an overview of the organizational structure and administrative nature of U.S. colleges, universities, and other learning organizations. Course objectives include: (1) an introduction of selected…

Discusses the need for a behavioral science curriculum in community colleges. Underscores differentiation among the terms concepts, values, and skills as basic to curricula building. Outlines objectives based on various types of academic disciplines, occupation roles, student priorities, and learning expectations. Emphasizes evaluation of…

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

In the architecture and arrangement of the physical plant, in the organization of its programs, and in the activities of its faculty and staff Moraine Valley Community College embodies a distinctive philosophy of education. (Author/RK)

By creating new programs for special categories of students and special interest courses for the community at large, community colleges have more than kept their enrollments up. They have called into question traditional definitions of students, curriculum, and faculty. (Editor)

Defines issues and options related to general education in two-year college occupational programs. Discusses why students, employers, and society need general education; reviews minimum general education requirements proposed by various organizations and particular competencies to be developed; and discusses ways to achieve general education in…

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

Considered the development of religious education programs in community colleges. (RK)

Reports on a three-year study of ways in which community college occupational programs might better meet the needs of the community by integrating humanities into the curriculum. Offers definitions, describes the study, identifies the unique contributions of the humanities, and offers recommendations on curriculum development and implementation.…

Reviews the "decaying civilization,""utility of the humanities," and "excessive vocationalism" arguments typically advanced for renewing emphasis on the humanities. Identifies challenges facing community college humanities faculty: involving students and faculty in curriculum design, developing more focused definitions of humanities, and taking…

This report presents the results of a study of faculty recruitment and selection strategies used by self-reported learning-centered community colleges during the 1998-1999 academic year. The study examined six key principles of a learning college: (1) creates substantive change in learners; (2) engages students as partners in learning; (3) offers…