The purpose of this study is to explore a practical nursing bridging program's education environment and the role transition of internationally educated nurses (IENs) who were enrolled full-time at a community college in Toronto, Canada, during the winter semester of school year 2018-2019. A survey questionnaire consisting of three parts was used…

Second in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college…

Third in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college…

This volume describes outstanding community college programs corresponding to the four categories in which programs were originally submitted to the National Council of Instructional Administrator (NCIA) Annual Exemplary Instructional Program Awards. Section 1 includes the description of two programs that won the award for Best Program Using…

This volume describes outstanding community college programs corresponding to the four categories in which programs were originally submitted to the National Council of Instructional Administrator's (NCIA) Annual Exemplary Instructional Program Awards. Section 1 includes the description of three programs that won awards for Initiatives to…

This volume describes outstanding community college programs corresponding to the four categories in which programs were originally submitted to the National Council of Instructional Administrator's (NCIA) Annual Exemplary Initiative Awards. Section 1 includes the description of the program that won the award for Exemplary Initiatives in the…

Describes the Career Associate in Special Education program at Santa Fe Community College (Florida), a one-year certificate program to train paraprofessionals to work with handicapped students. Discusses the program's emphasis on practica, classroom studies, cooperation with the University of Florida, in-service courses, evaluation, and advisory…

Describes the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' National Issues Forum on "Energy and the Way We Live." Provides a calendar of events and topics for February, March, and April, 1980. (AYC)

Since 1974, Glendale Community College (GCC) has offered a variety of biology, social science, and language classes at a field station located on the Baja California peninsula, Republic of Mexico. This guide to GCC's Baja California Field Studies Program (BCFSP) provides manuals, forms, job descriptions, contracts with participating organizations,…

Colby Community College's (CCC) Fitness Lab was established to provide the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program with a learning laboratory in which students can practice classroom-acquired skills, while at the same time promoting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual well-being of CCC students and staff, and community members. A…

Traces the development of the De Anza Community College (California) Reentry Educational Program, a program for adult women of limited educational background. Discusses the following aspects of the program: the Child Development Center, resource and referral services, specialized counseling, instruction, and evaluation. (AYC)

Reviews components of effective advisor training in community colleges. Describes the necessary informational and conceptual content of training programs, and the skills needed by advisors to advise students effectively. Reviews types of training programs and techniques. Outlines Greenville Technical College's model program for training advisors.…

This paper offers many specific suggestions for improving community college reading instruction through counseling and content. Such topics are discussed as reading and writing laboratories; multimedia instruction; group instruction classes in basic reading skills, vocabulary and study skills, and analytical and critical reading; individualized…

In the late fall of 1988, a study was undertaken of retention efforts focusing on minority students enrolled in occupational education programs in New York two-year colleges. Specifically, the study sought to determine the extent to which the state's colleges had programs or services to facilitate the persistence and retention of minority students…

Designed to review the vocational education mission of the California Community Colleges, this annual performance report of the Board of Governors presents enrollment data and program accomplishments for fiscal year 1989-90. A short introduction cites the mission statements of the Master Plan for California Postsecondary Education and the Plan for…