This report provides longitudinal fall enrollment data comparisons as well as demographic information for each campus of the City College of San Francisco in California (CCSF). The following data elements are included in this report: (1) overall enrollment; (2) academic areas of enrollment; (3) gender, ethnicity, and age; (4) educational goal; (5)…

Examines how the junior college is used by groups who formerly have not entered college--those from low-income families, especially disadvantaged minority group members, and the academically less successful of all strata and races. (Author/JM)

Presents research results comparing students' course content mastery in two study skills classes, one using traditional teaching methods and one utilizing McCarthy's 4MAT teaching model. 4MAT takes brain dominance into consideration and suggests specific instructor roles for students grouped according to learning style. (DMM)

Presents the findings of a study investigating student and teacher perceptions of the academic abilities of students enrolled in liberal arts courses; students' need for and use of support services; and course attrition rates. Suggests alternatives to promote student success. (WL)

Surveyed junior college directors of forensics on the size of forensics programs, emphasis, financing, extent of tournament attendance, qualifications of directors, administration support, instructional methods, and procedures. (PD)

Describes the methodology and findings of a study conducted to determine: (1) the percentage of students who considered themselves weak in an academic area and who took advantage of college assistance programs addressing that deficiency; and (2) student reasons and faculty perceptions regarding lack of participation in remedial programs. (DMM)

To heighten teachers' observational awareness, outlines the behavioral characteristics that are symptomatic of learning disabled adolescents and suggests for each category of general, visual, and auditory symptoms, classroom methods for circumventing learning problems. (AYC)

Describes a cooperative project in which two-year students studying drama at the University of Cincinnati learned firsthand about theater production through volunteer work at the city's Playhouse in the Park. Discusses student and Playhouse staff reactions to the project and reveals plans for future implementation. (JP)

Analyzes legislative information from 46 states in an attempt to determine the extent to which community colleges are affected by legislation intended for other state organizational and public policy interests. Organizes data to illustrate the effects that different types of legislation have on various institutional functions. (JP)

These relationships are complex. Student interests may not be well articulated in conventional organizational frameworks, and it is important periodically to reassess student needs. Student service personnel bear much of the burden for helping students clarify their aspirations. (Author)

Describes the activities and outcomes of a "Student Success Week" held by Mercer County Community College in April 1979 to involve students, faculty, and staff in the development of recommendations for actions or programs to increase student retention. Discusses the incorporation of the recommendations into the 1979-1980 college plan.…

Indicates that community colleges in Arkansas serve a separate clientele and that their enrollment relates very little to enrollments at traditional institutions. Graphically illustrates college-going rates in the state and in two counties. (AYC)

Describes a study conducted in Florida after five students were murdered by a serial killer. The study examined emotional and physical consequences of living with anxiety and fear for an entire term. Students who were 24 and younger and lived in the zone where the murders were committed were more seriously impacted, and had lower GPAs. (Contains…

Argues that combining service learning with study abroad is a powerful pedagogical innovation for increasing adult students' intercultural competence, language skills, and experiential understanding of complex global problems related to their academic program of study. Discusses development and maintenance of such educational partnerships at…

Provides resources to help counselors assess, understand, and provide appropriate services for international and immigrant student populations in community colleges. States that, because there is so much variation among the population, the adjustment process is difficult and requires administrative intervention. (Contains 11 citations.) (AUTH/NB)