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Download full textCohen, Arthur M. – 1984
This discussion of the transfer function of California's community colleges focuses on the problems of obtaining reliable information, research findings on factors affecting transfer success, and ways of accurately assessing transfer rates. After affirming the importance of the transfer function of community colleges, the paper examines flaws and…
Descriptors: College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection
Nespoli, Lawrence A. – 1984
As part of an annual statewide evaluation process, quantitative information on community college programs is reviewed by the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges. Subsequently, a qualitative assessment is conducted by a selected individual community colleges in response to specific questions raised by the Board. This report contains the…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment
Elliott, Diana B. – 1989
In 1988, a study was conducted to examine the perspectives of community college students, faculty, and administrators concerning faculty behaviors that enhance students' ability to persist in college and transfer to a four-year institution. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 faculty members and 16 administrators to elicit…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, College Transfer Students
Farland, Ronnald W.; Anderson, Connie – 1989
In response to state-level concern about the efficacy of the transfer function of community colleges, this report summarizes the progress made since 1984 in strengthening transfer and articulation between the community colleges in California and the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU). Part I offers background…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Dyste, Ron; Miner, Judy – 1987
Background information and a status report are provided on the second-year activities of the Transfer Center Pilot Program (TCPP). The TCPP was initiated in 1985 to further intersegmental efforts to stimulate the number and percent of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions. The TCCP operates through highly visible…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Higher Education
Hartleb, David – 1986
In recognition of the 25th anniversary of University College (UC), the first public two-year college in Ohio, this report presents an overview of the history and contributions of the college; a description of its students, student services, technical and transfer programs, developmental education programs, and community relations; and a discussion…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Programs, College Role, Developmental Studies Programs
Young, Frank – 1985
In 1984, a study was conducted in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) to examine the state of transfer education in the district. During the first phase of the study, available data were gathered and examined with respect to: (1) flow of district transfers to the University of California (UC) and California State University…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Planning and Development. – 1983
Credit alternatives allow local school systems to take advantage of community learning resources as an enrichment for, or supplement to, school learning experiences. The first part of this handbook describes credit alternatives that may be used by local school systems to provide individualized curricula for diagnostic and prescriptive instruction.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Credits, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning
Brawer, Florence B. – 1982
Within a climate characterized by increasingly diverse and nontraditional student populations and by general student disinterest in learning, the liberal arts have declined precipitously in community colleges. Rather than serving primarily as stepping stones to higher education, community colleges now serve mainly as sources of occupational and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges
MacMillan, Thomas F. – 1982
Highlights are presented from 10 critical papers prepared by a panel of experts to describe the relevance of the Statewide Longitudinal Study (SLS) of California community college (CCC) students to each panelist's area of expertise, to identify policy issues or considerations related to SLS data, and to prepare recommendations. The paper begins by…
Descriptors: College Role, Counseling Services, Educational Finance, Longitudinal Studies
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community Coll., Richmond, VA. – 1984
An overview is provided of the activities and accomplishments of J. Sargeant Reynold Community College's (JSRCC) Urban Community Colleges Transfer Opportunities Program, which was designed to increase the number of minority students transferring to senior institutions. Introductory material highlights the means used to attain the program's…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, High School Students
Hayward, Gerald C. – 1981
Issues facing California's community colleges are reviewed in this response to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) report, "Missions and Functions of the California Community Colleges." The paper first asserts that the most critical question facing the community colleges in the 1980's is whether they should and can…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Kissler, Gerald R. – 1980
The excellent academic reputation enjoyed by the undergraduate division of the University of California (UC) is threatened by the decline in the number of community college transfer students and by their relatively poor academic performance. Contributing to this problem are five educational trends expected to continue into the 1980's: (1) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students
Southern Regional Council, Atlanta, GA. – 1966
THIS REPORT IS A CHRONOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION GUIDELINES FOR DESEGREGATING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE GUIDELINES WAS AUTHORIZED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. IT IS FELT THAT ANTI-DESEGREGATION PRESSURES FROM SOUTHERN SCHOOL AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS, "FEAR OF…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Civil Rights Legislation, Desegregation Methods, Educational Responsibility
St. John, Nancy H.
This paper is a review of research studies on the relation of school ethnic and socioeconomic composition to the academic performance of Negro children. Pertinent findings from studies using four different types of research design are reported--(1) studies which measure the performance of a minority group under conditions of either segregation or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Data, Educational Quality
