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Friedlander, Jack; Gocke, Sharon – 1985
In November 1984, all administrators, classified staff, and faculty at Napa Valley College (NVC) were surveyed concerning a wide range of topics related to working at the institution. The survey, which was completed by 17 administrators (71%), 60 classified staff members (42%), 71 full-time faculty members (63%), and 79 part-time faculty members…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Environment, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Download full textJones, Steven Wayne – 1984
A study was conducted at Phillips County Community College to examine part-time students' and adjunct faculty members' perceptions of effective instructional behaviors and strategies. A teaching effectiveness survey was distributed to a random sample of 225 part-time students enrolled in spring 1984 and to 54 adjunct faculty members, asking them…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Part Time Faculty, Part Time Students, Questionnaires
Wood, Santiago V. – 1984
The role of Vista College, a non-campus college in the San Francisco Bay area, is discussed in this paper with respect to its provision of courses and programs in international business education. After section I describes the college and its location, students, and programs, section II makes a case for the importance of international business…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Training
Hecht, Alfred R.; And Others – 1986
Background information on and plans for the use of contemporary technologies at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) are provided in this report. Part I begins with a discussion of the integration of contemporary technology in business and industry; describes NIACC's contemporary technology strategic planning initiative; and gives an overview…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, College Planning, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
Boatright, Joyce; Crowley, Jacquelin – 1986
In 1982, the Houston Community College System (HCCS) initiated a marketing study designed to identify the education and training needs of the business community in relation to the community college's newly implemented program of professional development seminars. Through a telephone survey of 127 Houston area companies employing 100 or more…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Jones, Steven W. – 1985
A study was conducted to determine if differences existed in the leadership styles of senior level administrators in two-year colleges as a result of situational and biographical variables, including gender. The Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Descriptor (LEAD) instrument and a biographical/situational questionnaire were mailed to 150 female…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators
Watts, Gordon E., Ed. – Journal of Staff, Program & Organization Development, 1984
"The Journal of Staff, Program and Organization Development" is published quarterly as a medium for the exchange of information, both practical and theoretical, regarding the planning, design, implementation, and evaluation of practices and programs related to the effective and efficient functioning of institutions of higher education and the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Martens, Freda R. H. – 1985
A discussion is provided of the state and local components of the governance structure of the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY). First, a historical overview is presented of the legal foundations of the existing combination of SUNY and local community college governance, starting with the 1948 legislative actions that…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Governing Councils, Community Colleges, Governance
Smith, Alan D. – 1984
A review is provided of current developments, problems, and issues in the areas of articulation and transfer between two- and four-year colleges. First, a discussion is provided of the nature of the two-year college and its curriculum, with particular emphasis on general education and on the effects of a commuting student body on the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Colleges, Community Colleges
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1985
On November 5, 1985, the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) adopted a uniform set of high school subject requirements for admission to public university baccalaureate degree programs and to public community college associate in arts (AA) and associate in science (AS) degree programs. The specific high school subjects required for admission…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Associate Degrees, College Admission
Angelo, Faye; Pickett, Nell Ann – 1987
A study focused on technical communication teachers in two-year institutions nationwide, expanding a previous study (1984-85) concerning the teaching of technical communication in two-year colleges. "Contact persons" at 100 colleges randomly selected from a list of 565 extracted from the previous study, completed a questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Faculty Evaluation, Part Time Faculty, Personnel Data
Lang, Cynthia – 1987
The Alliance for Business Literacy Education (ABLE), a composite of several Harvard professors, the Education Development Center (EDC), and the League for Innovation in the Community College, is working to promote the nationwide use in community colleges of a teaching strategy known as the case method. The case method combines the freedom of class…
Descriptors: Business Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Community Colleges, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Vanis, Mary I.; Mills, Karen L. – 1987
In July 1979, the countywide Adult Basic Education (ABE) Program at Rio Salado Community College (RSCC) was established to provide adult basic education services to Maricopa County (Arizona) residents. Between 1979 and 1987, enrollments rose from 729 students to more than 5,700 students. A major contributing factor to the on-going growth lies in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, County Programs
Vanis, Mary I.; Mills, Karen L. – 1987
The Adult Basic Education Tele-teacher (ABET) was designed by Rio Salado Community College (RSCC) to provide easily accessed, private assistance to adult basic education (ABE) students throughout Maricopa County (Arizona). Steps in implementing the project included the following: (1) an 800 number with call waiting capabilities was installed; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Community Information Services, Hotlines (Public)
Ellison, Nolen M. – 1988
The issues of postsecondary governance, management, and finances relate very strongly to the topic of direction for and trends in postsecondary vocational education. There are three major areas for the research agenda. The first two have to do with the national trends in external agencies that affect campus governance, management, and finance and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Trends
