Suggests how two-year college teachers can find the time for professional writing, what kinds of articles they can write and publish, and how they can get the writing done. (SR)

Tribally controlled community colleges provide postsecondary opportunities to a significant number of Native Americans. They face common issues dealing with literacy, remedial/developmental education, bilingual/bicultural concerns, and academic preparation. A common forum for discussion of these issues is recommended. (SK)

Offers background on the design and production of telecourses, reviewing four production phases used in the Dallas County Community College District. Covers such topics as needs assessment, funding, textbook selection, and script and print package development. (DMM)

A study of the proportion of recommendations made in nine areas of program evaluation for two-year colleges found that most were in the area of instruction. Six areas were implemented most frequently. Direct supervisor support facilitated implementation, but insufficient staff time was a barrier. (JOW)

Argues that literature by Caribbean women writers of the 20th century offers two-year college students models for surmounting obstacles, resisting oppression, and holding life in fragile equilibrium. Discusses various Caribbean women authors and the influences upon them. Describes numerous ways that specific Caribbean works could be used in the…

Presents comments and reflections by winners of this journal's Best Article of the Year Award. Includes 15 winners and their discussions about their articles. (SC)

To keep pace with dramatic changes in workforce requirements, the two-year college should not only focus on teaching, but also on the instruction of relevant and contemporary subjects. (Author)

Explains the new Carnegie classification system for institutions of higher education, a sweeping revision that emphasizes teaching, focusing on the number and types of degrees an institution awards rather than research or selectivity in admissions. The biggest change is for universities that award doctorates--these are now grouped into only two…

Sees a tendency, in the field of composition, to privilege either theory or classroom practice. Discusses theory as liberatory narrative. Draws on Michael Dorris, bell hooks, and Paulo Freire to show how the act of theorizing becomes an act of compassion and of healing. Describes how literacy narratives from the two-year college classroom…

Presents synopses of panelists David Wolf, Jean Moore, Cecelia Lopez, and Ann Chard's discussions on the forms of learning assessment that were identified as being most effective, according to their accreditation teams. The panel discussion was sponsored by the National Council for Research and Planning, a council of the American Association of…

Describes four assignments through which community college students learn about gerontology research: interviews of older adults, journal article critiques, design of a health promotion program for the elderly, and case study of community-based services for older adults. (SK)

Packing an infinite number of cubes into a box of finite volume is the focus of this article. The results and diagrams suggest two ways of packing these cubes. Specifically suppose an infinite number of cubes; the side length of the first one is 1; the side length of the second one is 1/2 , and the side length of the nth one is 1/n. Let n approach…

This document presents statistics about higher education in Maryland for 2011. The tables in this document are presented according to the following categories: (1) Students; (2) Retention and Graduation; (3) Degrees; (4) Faculty; (5) Revenues and Expenditures; (6) Tuition and Fees; (7) Financial Aid; (8) Private Career Schools; and (9) Distance…

Federal education policy in recent years has encouraged state and local education agencies to embrace data use and analysis in decision-making, ranging from policy development and implementation to performance evaluation. The capacity of these agencies to make effective and methodologically sound use of collected data for these purposes remains an…

A quasi-experiment using quantitative methods was conducted to examine the effects on academic student outcomes when a cohort of employed low-SES community college commuter students (the treatment group, N=198) participated in a comprehensive support and access intervention program, compared with similar students (the matched comparison group,…