Describes a hypothetical English composition course emphasizing learning through humiliation and shame. (DC)

Describes 11 winning programs of the 1995 National Council on Community Services and Continuing Education (NCCSCE) outstanding program awards. Describes the winning programs from the international region and from the 10 NCCSCE regions. (AJL)

This article describes the results of a study that examined alternative methods of placement into the mathematics curriculum. Findings indicated that an institutional placement policy that prescribed placement using test scores and self-reported high school preparation resulted in student placement into higher-level mathematics courses with equal…

Shows how the modeling of established poetic forms can help community college students to write poetry. (TB)

Cooperative education is an effective way to bridge the gap between school and work, benefitting not only students but cooperating employers and educational institutions. A survey of 124 community colleges found strong support for cooperative education programs. (JOW)

Reports the results of a professional development needs survey of the technical and community college presidents in three states: North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Findings demonstrate remarkable similarities in the concerns, needs, and limitations of presidents and include significant implications for technical and community college…

Describes three approaches with which grammar may be welcomed back into the composition classroom. Considers how the teaching of grammar is making a comeback, with scholars acknowledging that the objections raised by process theories were valid but also investigating how to use grammar in writing classrooms, how to answer old process objections,…

Describes a short writing exercise that aims at expanding the cultural literacy of students and raises many questions about the process of interpreting literature. Notes that each student researches a biblical, mythological, literary, or historical reference and then writes a short paper explaining how the comparison adds to the understanding of…

Adapts a classical concept to the composition classroom in a prewriting exercise which offers a wide range of benefits. (RS)

Summarizes research concerning the retention rate of 720 student inmates who participated in a junior college education in 1979-1982. The significantly higher retention rate (84 percent versus 62 percent for Clinton Community College and 42-54 percent nationally) of the inmate student does not substantiate theories of attrition attributed to…

Debunks six myths about leadership, arguing that there are no "grand truths" nor "perfect solutions"; that efforts to combat personal prejudices must be ongoing; that purity of motives will not guarantee understanding; and that there is not enough time to do everything. Describes the stress involved in believing in myths. (DMM)

Discusses the common assumptions and the political underpinnings of three approaches to literacy: imperial, colonial, and liberatory literacy. (SR)

Provides an overview of a tribal college accounting financial system. Discusses restricted and unrestricted funds. Outlines steps in the budgeting process; i.e., revenue estimation, program review, preliminary budget development, and final budget. Discusses ways of accounting for expenditure of funds, financial statements, audits and auditors, and…

Examines reasons for the founding of tribal colleges and their success. Presents Sinte Gleska College's position that outcomes can be improved not by adopting external standards and procedures, but by formulating a blueprint for Indian education designed and endorsed by Indian people and incorporating tribal values and expected outcomes. (DMM)