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Gotch, Donna; Brydges, Michael – 1990
Community college instructors and administrators need to understand teacher immediacy research and the role of immediacy in the multi-cultural classroom. Immediacy can be viewed as a combination of nonverbal behaviors used to accentuate a verbal message and reduce physical and psychological distance between interactants. Janis Andersen's research…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness
Mira Costa Coll., Oceanside, CA. – 1990
The MiraCosta College Academic Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Collegial Governance drafted this statement in order to provide a description of the college's governance structure, to address the added responsibilities for faculty as set forth by California's Assembly Bill (AB) 1725, and to make recommendations for the improvement of governance at the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, College Governing Councils, Community Colleges
Informed Decision Services, Englewood, NJ. – 1992
Established as a pilot project in 1991, Preparing for Profit (PREP) was a four-session entrepreneurial training seminar offered by LaGuardia Community College/City University of New York, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Coopers & Lybrand. PREP was designed to enhance opportunities for minority- and women-owned…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Ben Hill-Irwin Technical Inst., Fitzgerald, GA. – 1992
Ben Hill-Irwin Technical Institute and the Georgia Interconnect Association designed and developed jointly a project to provide basic knowledge and practical application skills training. The curriculum included all necessary competencies for a student to graduate as a communications network technician. To compensate for the added expense of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs, Educational Cooperation
Blackhawk Technical Coll., Janesville, WI. – 1990
Instructional materials are provided for nine courses in an aircraft electronics maintenance training program. Courses are as follows: aviation basic electricity, direct current and alternating current electronics, basic avionic installations, analog electronics, digital electronics, microcomputer electronics, radio communications, aircraft…
Descriptors: Aviation Education, Aviation Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Course Descriptions
Martorana, S. V.; And Others – 1991
Since 1975, the Center for the Study of Higher Education and the National Council of State Directors of Community and Junior Colleges have cooperated in an annual study to identify and analyze pertinent state legislation affecting two-year colleges throughout the United States, to examine the issues which attract public policy action and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Programs, Community Colleges
Roueche, Suanne D., Ed. – Innovation Abstracts, 1991
This series of one- to two-page abstracts highlights a variety of innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the community college. Topics covered in the abstracts include: (1) internationalizing the curriculum through focused interaction; (2) improving the small group approach to learning; (3) writing across the curriculum with early essay…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1992
Business is recognizing that the associate degree is a necessity in high technology fields. Innovative practices link businesses with community colleges, allowing apprentices to gain basic job skills and a higher education. A research study explored three industries and their relationship with community colleges: automotive, construction, and…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Associate Degrees, College Role, Community Colleges
Faddis, Constance R. – 1992
Articulation is used to indicate curriculum linkage between two-year secondary vocational programs and two-year college technical programs. Articulation efforts widen the pipeline of students preparing for vocational-technical careers. All programs seek to eliminate duplication of training across educational levels. The primary goal is to meet…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development
Conseil des Colleges, Quebec (Quebec). – 1990
Designed to open debate about the future of Quebec's community college system, Colleges of General and Professional Education (CEGEP), this report offers projections about the characteristics of Quebec society in the year 2000, explores the mission of the community college system, and considers issues related to the administration of the CEGEP.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Role, Community Colleges, Demography
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Office of Educational Facilities. – 1992
Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of the educational plant survey for Edison Community College (ECC) and includes recommendations for the 5-year period from December 7, 1992 through June 30, 1997. The 10 sections of the report present information on the following topics: (1) the educational plant survey…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Planning, Community Colleges, Construction Costs
Brown, Carolyn Hawkins – 1991
In 1990, a study was conducted to determine whether a relationship existed between the attitudes of directors and instructors regarding developmental education and students' ratings of their courses or instructors in remedial and developmental studies. Eleven of Tennessee's 12 community colleges participated in the project. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Questionnaires, Remedial Instruction
Johnson, Philip E. – 1988
Developed by a fulltime faculty member at Pima Community College (PCC) in Tucson, Arizona, this booklet is intended to provide concepts and techniques to help Associate Faculty develop the most interesting and useful teaching practices possible. Chapter 1 discusses the importance of education, the purposes of the booklet, and reasons for teaching;…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Instructional Improvement
Broyles, Susan G.; Vanderhorst, Paulette R. – 1992
This glossary includes terms used in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). IPEDS is the core postsecondary education data collection program in the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. It is a single, comprehensive data collection system developed to encompass all institutions and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Colleges, Data Collection
Crockett, David S. – 1988
Designed to assist institutions in evaluating the current status of their academic advising program, this manual provides guidelines and materials used to conduct a four-step audit. Following a brief introduction, an overview of the audit procedure is presented. The next four sections, corresponding to the steps in the audit, are presented: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Audits (Verification), College Planning, Community Colleges
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