The 2004-2005 year signaled the arrival of some profound changes to the governing structure of the Association. As part of the ongoing re-focus of the Association, the Board of Directors undertook an examination of the overall governance structure. Presented at the 2004 Annual General Meeting and discussed at the Board level throughout the year,…

This brief document provides the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) mission statement, information about AACC as an organization, AACC departments, contacts, projected revenues and expenditures 2004-2005. It also includes a section on community college facts "at a glance," which provides statistics on the number and type of…

This report was created to generate ideas about the kinds of data that might be used to produce follow-up analyses of "Measuring Up 2000," the state-by-state report card for higher education. The analysis attempts to present report card data and related information graphically and mathematically in ways that might be useful to policymakers and…

This book, designed for novice researchers, provides a step-by-step guide to the development of a research project. It emphasizes learning how to do qualitative work and provides specific examples from real studies. The chapters are: (1) "Deciding To Do a Qualitative Study"; (2) "Designing Qualitative Studies"; (3) "Collecting Qualitative Data";…

This paper highlights the relative strengths and weaknesses of the contemporary methods of research synthesis and proposes a multistage approach to research synthesis that draws on the strengths of each of these individual methods. In this approach, the decisions at every step of the synthesis process are guided by the nature of the data. The…

This book is designed to help financial and other managers of colleges and universities in identifying and responding to the needs of individuals and groups requesting management information. The book attempts to facilitate the communication process through management reports. In addition to guidance on report preparation and data analysis, the…

This annual report describes the actions taken and financial position of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The first section is a summary of the Commission's actions (in table form) that compares actions across the most recent 12 evaluation cycles. The chart indicates that although the…

This document presents a summary of a study that examines patterns of child care use in 2000-2001 for children ages 0-5 who were not yet enrolled in kindergarten or first grade. Specifically, the report examines whether or not non-parental child care was used, the primary type of child care used, the amount of child care used per week, the number…

This paper reviews empirical research on the effects of integrated curriculum. It begins by describing the rationale for integrated curriculum and categorizing the approaches found in the literature into four types: (1) intradisciplinary; (2) interdisciplinary; (3) infused; and (4) correlated. Then, focusing on kindergarten-grade 12 integrated…

The 2000 Tennessee School Systems Report Card data for 138 Tennessee public school systems were examined to identify variables that predict student performance in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, writing, high school competency examinations, attendance, and graduation. The dependent variable was school system grade…

This annual report of the Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association (GMDCA) details the accomplishments of the organization for 2000-2001. The report begins with a letter from the executive director focusing on the need to change our thinking about the care and education of young children, then describes components of quality child care and how the…

The Youth Development Project was established in 1998 as a vehicle for taking stock of and charting the issues involved in healthy youth development. This volume summarizes the project's work through papers prepared for discussions in May and October 1998 and edited for this collection. The essays in this volume are organized by three theme…

Comments on three of the topics of the Dartmouth Conference on the Teaching of English: A definition of English as a classroom subject, the place of literature in the curriculum, and the training of English teachers. (TO)

This is a short description of the Wingspread Conference on Minority Groups in the College Personnel Profession held by NASPA on July 20-22, 1971. Set up by Dr. Kenneth Vanderbush, the two day conference attracted 29 students (widely varied in college major and representing diversified institutions across the United States) and ten staff members.…