Community College Review articles from March 1999

Community College Review archives from March 1999

The Importance of Being First: Unique Characteristics of First Generation Community College Students.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 1999... A survey of 5,037 applicants to 12 colleges in the University of Kentucky Community College System revealed that first-generation enrollees came from a unique socioeconomic background, were motivated by a different set of goals, and were...

The Changing Role of Community College Faculty: Implications in the Literature.
March 22, 1999... After discussing major environmental forces for change in higher education, the author draws upon organizational theory to analyze the community college environment with a focus on faculty as the technical core of educational organizations....

Past Present, and Future Variations in Community College Organizational Structure.(Statistical Data Included)(Polling Data)
March 22, 1999... A survey directed at 135 community college presidents in 1991 elicited details about how their colleges were organized five years prior to 1991 and in 1991, as well as their preferred organizational structures for the future. The authors report...

Sexual Harassment Policies and Computer-Based Training.
March 22, 1999... After summarizing the concepts and legislation involved in the need for a well-stated sexual harassment policy in a community college environment, the author links computer-based training to successful policy implementation and provides an...

ERIC Review: Scholarship in the Community College System.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 1999... The author reviews the literature on scholarship in community colleges, discusses the notable contributions that community college scholars make through research efforts such as action research, and recommends institutional changes that can...

Editor's Choice: The Teaching Scholar and the Scholarly Teacher.
March 22, 1999... Drawing upon more than 25 years of experience teaching at a community college, the author describes how teaching and scholarship work together to create an educational experience for students: By producing scholarly work, faculty model "what it...

Distance Learners in Higher Education: Institutional Responses for Quality Outcomes.(Review)
March 22, 1999... Distance Learners in Higher Education: Institutional Responses for Quality Outcomes edited by Chere Campbell Gibson. Atwood Publishing, Madison, Wisconsin. 1998, 156 pages. ISBN 1-891859-23-4. In Distance Learners in Higher Education:...