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Full-Text Articles in Community College Education Administration

The Impact Of The Florida State-Mandated Basic Skills Exit Test At Miami-Dade Community College, Joanne Bashford Nov 2002

The Impact Of The Florida State-Mandated Basic Skills Exit Test At Miami-Dade Community College, Joanne Bashford

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the Florida State-mandated Basic Skills Exit Tests (BSET) on the effectiveness of remedial instruction programs to adequately serve the academically underprepared student population. The primary research question concerned whether the introduction of the BSET has resulted in remedial completers who are better prepared for college-level coursework.

This study consisted of an ex post facto research design to examine the impact of the BSET on student readiness for subsequent college-level coursework at Miami- Dade Community College. Two way analysis of variance was used to compare the performance of remedial and …


Involving Faculty In Aod Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell Nov 2002

Involving Faculty In Aod Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell

Charles G. Eberly

This presentation was done with the Director of the Illinois Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention to suggest avenues that campus prevention specialists might use to involve college and university faculty members in AOD prevention


Environmental Management: An Approach To Alcohol And Other Drug (Aod) Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell Nov 2002

Environmental Management: An Approach To Alcohol And Other Drug (Aod) Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell

Charles G. Eberly

This PowerPoint presentation was done with the Director of the Illinois Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention to showcase the concept of environmental management as a means of AOD prevention to professional counselors


Environmental Management: An Approach To Alcohol And Other Drug (Aod) Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell Nov 2002

Environmental Management: An Approach To Alcohol And Other Drug (Aod) Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This PowerPoint presentation was done with the Director of the Illinois Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention to showcase the concept of environmental management as a means of AOD prevention to professional counselors


Involving Faculty In Aod Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell Nov 2002

Involving Faculty In Aod Prevention, Charles G. Eberly, Becky Markwell

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

This presentation was done with the Director of the Illinois Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention to suggest avenues that campus prevention specialists might use to involve college and university faculty members in AOD prevention


Organizational Persistence And Change: A Case Study Of A Community College, Paula L. Welmers Oct 2002

Organizational Persistence And Change: A Case Study Of A Community College, Paula L. Welmers

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This longitudinal case study examined the origins, growth, and development of one community college in Michigan, North Central Michigan College (NCMC). The purpose of the study was to understand organizational persistence and change through learning how one organization formed and developed over time.

Five eras between 1958 and 1995 were described, and a conceptual frame considered three levels of organizational responsibility: national, state, and local environments; core technology activities; and leadership activities. Core technology activities were further analyzed using eight indicators of centrality and marginality: a) policy, b) number and type of employees, c) dedicated facilities; d) funding source, e) …


Strenghtening The Academic Quality, Community Presence And Institutional Power Of The Two-Year Community Colleges In New Jersey, Jennifer R. Hopek Jan 2002

Strenghtening The Academic Quality, Community Presence And Institutional Power Of The Two-Year Community Colleges In New Jersey, Jennifer R. Hopek

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Constructing A Public Community College Presidency: A Retrospective Study, Annabel Brooks Jan 2002

Constructing A Public Community College Presidency: A Retrospective Study, Annabel Brooks

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This retrospective, qualitative case study examined the complexities of leadership in a community college setting under a single, long-term president. Six critical events were identified by 16 key informants as a basis for reflection on their views of the 23-year presidency of Dr. William Seeker at Florida Keys Community College.

The researcher found a highly participatory leadership model and a college that functions in a less hierarchical manner than is traditionally encountered in community colleges. The study further revealed that the president of Florida Keys Community College expanded the role of president by giving priority to the construction of a …