Community College Review articles from March 2002

Community College Review archives from March 2002

Identification and assessment of community college peer institution selection systems.(Abstract)
March 22, 2002... Introduction Institutional effectiveness criteria, accountability measures, and performance standards drive the determination of methods for answering the question "How well are we doing in higher education in meeting the needs of the...

The legislative evolution of performance funding in the North Carolina Community College System.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2002... Introduction The use of performance-based allocations in higher education has increased dramatically over the past five years (Burke & Minassians, 2001). In 1997, 24 states considered institutional performance when making allocations to...

Faculty development in SACS-accredited community colleges.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2002... Community college leaders have historically placed importance on faculty development for a number of reasons. First, community colleges have struggled with the changing demographics that have brought them an increasingly nontraditional student...

Using survey and focus group research to learn about parents' roles in the community college choice process.
March 22, 2002... Introduction Background and Purpose Colleges and universities continually seek new approaches to recruiting students and creating new linkages with parents, who generally play an important role in their students' choices to attend a...

ERIC review: issues in developmental education.
March 22, 2002... In recent years, much public attention has been paid to the issue of developmental education. A 1996 report released by the Department of Education revealed that 41% of first-time community college freshmen, and almost 30% of all first-time...