ABSTRACTS, Spring 2001 (Volume 28, no. 4)
- The Impact of Community Colleges on the School-to-Work Transition: A Multilevel Analysis
- Mobley (pp. 1-30)
- The design of this study was to use hierarchical linear modeling to assess the impact of community colleges on the school-to-work transition to assess the race, gender, and socioeconomic status effect on student outcomes (wages and use of training on the job). Data were obtained from several sources, including High School and Beyond, the Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS), and the College Board Institutional Files. Community college variables included full-time enrollment, percentage of faculty full-time, transfer rate, and the availability of career counseling and placement services. Results suggest that several variables, including the transfer rate and the availability of career counseling and placement services, were related to the effect of gender and class background on wages and use of training on the job.
- Career Lines of Chief Academic Officers in Public Community Colleges
- Cejda, McKenney, and Burley (pp. 31-46)
- Administrative careers in higher education have typically been examined from an individual orientation, placing attention on the demographics and background characteristics of those holding a particular office. This study follows the structural perspective, examining the sequence of positions held by individuals who currently occupy the position of chief academic officer (CAO) in public community colleges. Six, three-sequence career lines are identified, representing the experiences of 43.9% of the sample. In addition, a faculty position emerges as the most common entry port to the career lines and the community college labor market.
- Editor's Choice: The Efficacy of Service-Learning for Community College ESL Students
- Elwell and Bean (pp. 49-66)
- Service-learning is gaining momentum in secondary and higher educational settings; however, it has only been used sporatically, if at all, in programs designed to increase proficiency in English among English as a Second Language (ESL) community college-level learners. Based on a teaching and learning experience that infused a service-learning project into a community college ESL course curriculum, Elwell and Bean explain Elwell's facilitation of the service-learning component for ESL students in an intermediate-level reading class. The authors also discuss the tangible benefits that the ESL students reaped as a result of participating in the service-learning project.
- ERIC Review: The Role of Community Colleges in Training Tomorrow's School Teachers
- Gerdeman (pp. 57-70)
- This review of the literature focuses on the need for teachers and how community colleges are presenting themselves as a source for teacher recruitment. After describing the need for teachers in different contexts, the author explores why students enter teaching careers, how community colleges are a recruitment source, and how community colleges educate prospective teachers. The author then illustrates the community college's role in teacher training with three examples of training programs. The review concludes with goals for the future such as expanding articulation agreements and partnerships with four-year colleges, offering counseling and student support services, and involving students in local schools.
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