Relates experience of a full-time junior college student who is also a part-time administrator, and over-time'' ombudsman. (DS)

Group discussion on needs, goals, and fears of returning veterans to junior college campuses. (DS)

Forty-one employees of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs are trained in communication and office skills through a program at Sheldon Jackson College in Sitka, Alaska. (DS)

Includes Section V, materials on English composition for students who expect to transfer to 4-year institutions, and Section VI, materials on composition for students in terminal, vocational programs; Sections I and II were prublished in the Winter 1969 issue (pp. 10-56), Sections III and IV in the Spring 1970 issue, and other sections will appear…

Describes a research study attempting to assess the impact of self-paced instruction for community college students in an introductory psychology course. Results showed that both self-paced and modified self-paced modes of instruction did not lead to improved outcomes but significant attitudinal changes occurred. (CK)

Recommends that prospective faculty members in two-year college English departments prepare by studying pedagogy as well as literature and that they acquire experience with diverse two-year college students. (DF)

The esteem-enhancement view of the relationship between self-esteem and liking for an evaluator is not universally applicable but must yield to consistency when the evaluation has future utility. Suggests low self esteem subjects value criticism for the information it provides, while high self esteem subjects prefer praise. (Author)

Examines the relationship between the total number of absences from a single community college class in fall 1985 and four measures of academic achievement (i.e., cumulative grade point average, ratio of courses passed to courses attempted, graduation, and course withdrawals) obtained three years later. (DMM)

Focuses on the 31 American Indian tribal colleges in the United States, discussing recruitment of graduates from these institutions. Contends that students at tribal colleges represent a nearly untapped source of talent and perspective for America's corporations and that tapping this source will require a new approach to recruiting. (Author/NB)

Describes a study comparing student drinking at two colleges: one that offers extensive alcohol education programming and one that doesn't. Indicates that students enrolled at the school with alcohol education programs drank less frequently than those at the school without these programs. Contains 2 data tables and 20 references. (JDI)

Studied the dimensionality of responses to the Study Skills Self-Efficacy Scale (M. Ramirez and S. Owen, 1991) using exploratory factor analysis and investigated the use of Rasch measures in differentiating between groups of students who report being academically successful or at risk. Results for 550 college students indicate that responses…

This study examined the characteristics of a community college Web site by using focus groups and questionnaires with currently enrolled students. Consistent with other studies, organization and content are highly valued. Unlike previous studies, however, many participants did not utilize the Web at all in their application process. This study…

In an effort to demonstrate the complexities of accountability issues and institutional effectiveness, a 30-year review of persistence literature provides evidence of the numerous studies and emerging research on student persistence. Although Astin's (1975) groundbreaking research of access and persistence provides a framework for future…