Examines the applicability of Walberg's model of educational productivity to a community college setting. Finds that prior achievement, use of out-of-school time, motivation, social context of the classroom, and age have positive effects on grade point average, while quantity of instruction and emphasis on education at home have negative effects.…

Describes a statewide longitudinal study initiated in Fall 1987 to determine the characteristics of students attending Wyoming community colleges, their academic and career expectations, their success in achieving goals, predictors of academic and career achievement, and the relationship between student characteristics and goal attainment.…

Draws from the experiences of Brookhaven College in Texas to offer recommendations for establishing and operating an honors program at a community college. Presents guidelines regarding administrative organization, clerical needs, selection of qualified faculty, student eligibility requirements, program evaluation, and funding. (DMM)

Provides an annotated bibliography of selected sources on applied community college research from 1992 available through the ERIC database. Includes research on instructional concerns, managerial concerns, student surveys (longitudinal), student surveys (cross-sectional), and student follow-up studies. (43 sources) (MAB)

Describes a study investigating the learning styles and personality types of community college and private university students. Identifies three broad types of learners (cooperative, independent, and competitive), suggesting significant correlations between experimenting personality types and learning style preferences. Discusses the role of…

Summarizes the ways in which community colleges serve their limited English proficient students and provides background on second-language teaching methods and course design. Offers examples of diverse language programs offered by colleges, highlighting cooperative arrangements between businesses, colleges, other educational institutions, and…

Discusses the importance of creating a learning community in the classroom to help stimulate community college student success. Urges teachers to examine teaching methods and modify content and delivery to meet the complex needs of each new community. Urges instructors to encourage cooperation among students and respect diverse talents and ways of…

Examines the ethical conflict in community college nursing programs between the value placed on equal educational opportunity and the need for quality and high standards. Offers a defense of open admissions and open access and presents the case against open admissions. Suggests priorities for associate degree nursing programs. (37 references) (MAB)

Describes current literature on community college student services to determine the extent that the needs of women are being addressed. Advocates that student services move away from a male-oriented perspective that perceives women's needs as peripheral and begin to view women's needs as a central concern of the college. (MAB)

Evaluates the mentoring component of the Business Students Success Initiative at the Community College of Philadelphia in terms of faculty and students' reactions to the program. Finds students less positive about mentoring achieving its goals than faculty. Compares student responses by sex, age, and racial/ethnic group. (DMM)

Discusses the needs of lesbians and homosexuals in community colleges in terms of heterosexism. Cites specific examples of heterosexism on campus and defines homophobia, internalized homophobia, and heterosexism. Utilizes interactionist theory to identify sources of heterosexism. Discusses "coming out," and suggests solutions to…

Reports on a survey conducted at Salish Kootenai College to determine student attitudes, awareness, and use of instructional and academic accommodations for learning-disabled students (e.g., taped lectures, extended deadlines, added course/test time, grammar proofreaders, and lecture notes). Students agreed that academic counseling and tutorial…

Describes a multiyear national effort by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges to stabilize a definition of transfer rates and collect data on student transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions. Presents preliminary findings and reactions to the study/findings by college practitioners. Advises simplicity and efficiency.…

Argues for intrusive, interventionist academic advising techniques to build personalized student-advisor relationships. Describes advisor role during admissions, assessment, registration, and orientation and intrusive techniques to be employed during four critical segments of the enrollment-to-graduation period, including note sending, reviewing…

Describes an inservice program developed in Virginia to enhance the knowledge of college faculty regarding the needs of students with disabilities. Discusses the characteristics of students with disabilities, legislative mandates to serve them, and ways of accommodating students with disabilities in the classroom. (MAB)