Reviews literature on the questionable value of remedial instruction during the 1960's and 1970's; the improvement of intake and placement procedures during the subsequent decade; student participation in voluntary remedial programs; and recommendations emerging from the most recent studies of remedial instruction. (DMM)

People possess social characteristics that determine the type of interactive contexts they fabricate with others. The analysis of college background (two-year vs. four-year institution) as a differentiating characteristic in task performance was examined. (MLW)

Describes a study conducted at Spokane Falls Community College to assess student needs and preferences regarding the content and format of a study skills course. Identifies skills students viewed as most important: reading and studying textbooks, notetaking, test taking, time management, and vocabulary. (DMM)

Reports on a study of differences between two-year colleges and proprietary schools offering occupational programs approved by the Texas Educational Agency. Focuses on types and length of programs; student costs; teacher characteristics and numbers; student characteristics and numbers; entrance requirements; recruitment and placement services; and…

Describes the process by which an individualized instruction reading test program was developed. (CRH)

Provides beginning writers and their instructors with an oral proofreading technique to reduce student errors by 40-50 percent. (CRH)

Demonstrates through a single case study the link between sufficient functional writing skills and the additional symbolic skills needed to improve occupational and academic status. (CRH)

Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents and journal articles dealing with counseling and academic advisement at the two-year college. Cited materials cover the status of counseling and advising services; management and delivery; counseling underprepared students, transfer students, and special populations; and evaluating counseling…

This Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) report argues that educationally effective institutions channel student energy toward the right activities, and that a key factor for student learning is the quality of effort students devote to educationally purposeful activities. The statistics offered herein state that 15% of…

Each year, more than 514,000 international students enroll in United States colleges and universities. This publication is intended to assist these students in the selection of a U.S. two- or four-year educational institution. It gives a breakdown of the different types of institutions and degrees offered, and presents a case for beginning studies…

Enrollment at Cuesta College in California is at an all-time high of 10,165 students and it continues to increase. This report discusses student characteristics and enrollment trends for the periods 1997-2001 (5-year analysis) and 1999-2001 (2-year analysis). Highlights include: (1) continuing students constituted only 49% of the 2001 student…

When compared with students at four-year campuses, community college students show lower levels of participation in campus organizations and attendance at campus-sponsored events. According to a study, 80% of the student body almost never attended a meeting of a club, organization, or student government group. Yet, research has shown that student…

The first in a series of annual student profiles, this report provides data on student demographics and enrollment trends from spring 1994 through spring 1997 at the three colleges of California's Los Rios Community College District: American River College, Cosumnes River College, and Sacramento City College. Following a brief introduction, data…

A study was undertaken by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to gather descriptive information on students enrolled in the state's community and technical colleges who have a bachelor's degree or higher. Findings included the following: (1) 10,340 out of the 148,000 students enrolled in fall 1993 possessed bachelor's…

This report uses the 1990-1994 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:1990/1994) to examine several ways of estimating the transfer rate from public two-year to four-year institutions. The report focuses on different approaches to defining the pool of potential transfer students or the group of community college students who…