Reports the results of a Speech Communication Association Task Force investigating communication skills needed by community college graduates. Summarizes relevant literature and survey results from state instructional offices and community college committee members in various occupational areas. Findings indicate a strong need for group…

Subscribes to a "right-to-succeed" policy. Recommends eliminating time-frame descriptions in community college program catalogs, prohibiting full-time enrollment by working students, preassessing entering students' entry-level skills, and using assessment data for proper placement in college-level courses. (DMM)

Critiques the argument that community college students neither want nor need exposure to humanities curricula. Examines and refutes the belief that community colleges attract second-rate and disadvantaged students. Argues for effectively enabling students to understand the components of their culture through liberal arts and basic skills…

Reports on a study conducted to assess the influence of sex, size of high school graduating class, high school mathematics background, and attitudes toward mathematics on mathematical competency. Presents study findings based on the characteristics and Beckmann-Beal Mathematical Competency Test scores of 338 precalculus students at 6 community…

Recognizes evidence of increased community college responsiveness to the needs of special service groups (older adults, handicapped individuals, and women) and looks at implications for the future. (AYC)

Presents abstracts of three documents that describe courses and programs offered by community colleges to develop self-concept of students, teach in the affective domain, and help students develop interpersonal skills. (DR)

Asserts that in response to increasing competition among community colleges, educators must answer the needs of students by catering to their demands for less bureaucracy and more convenience. Suggests that to attract and retain enrollment, college administrators must see students as "customers" with busy work schedules, family…

Reviews the literature related to distance education under three thematic areas: learners and learning, teachers and teaching, and mission and boundaries. Suggests that, as distance education becomes more central to the community college, educational focus will shift from teaching to learning. (54 citations) (JDI)

Describes a study comparing the characteristics of college-ready and academically underprepared community college students. Reports that underprepared students demonstrated higher levels of test anxiety and a more external locus of control, but did not differ from college-ready students in self-esteem, grade point average, or learning-study…

The first interview in this article discusses the expectations and challenges adult learners bring with them to the community college classroom, and what instructors should know in order to teach them effectively. The second interview discusses the student experience, including teacher-student relationships, class size, and teacher effectiveness.…

Investigates the history of Japanese postsecondary education systems prior to the American-influenced educational reforms of 1945 and the post-war development of junior colleges. Examines implications for women's social status, based on the development of junior colleges, and makes recommendations for the academic and career advancement of…

Describes a study in which community college students participated in a library instruction experiment to determine whether individual term paper counseling sessions conveyed information for immediate recall better than group instruction sessions. The test instruments used are provided and the absence of significant differences between the two…

The Bronx Community College's Department of Student Development has provided an array of developmental minicourses to help incoming freshmen acquire coping skills and a new social support system. These courses foster cognitive, affective, and interpersonal development. (TE)

Draws from a survey of student educational objectives conducted at Prince George's Community College during registration to present a typology of student goals. Defines five types of students: job seekers, job upgraders, transfer preparers, enrichers, and explorers. Discusses implications for marketing. (DMM)

Examines the function of community college counselors in the context of immigrant students. Argues that colleges should provide students with separate English-as-a-Second-Language orientations, and that counselors should assist students in understanding the American job market and encourage students to familiarize themselves with American…