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For further information, please visit: http://www.tandf.co.uk /journals/permissions.asp COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND PRACTICE Volume 33 2009 CONTENTS Dimensions of Student Engagement in American Community Colleges: Using the Community College Student Report in Research and Practice C. Nathan Marti Language Development Among Immigrant Students from the Perspectives of Two Different Assimilated Instructors Dehily Porras and Robert Matthews An Institutional Autopsy of St. Augustine Junior College Richard T. Lumadue Disparities in Salaries: Metropolitan versus Nonmetropolitan Community College Faculty Louis C. Glover, Lynn A. Simpson, and Lee Rusty Waller 55 Images of Fictional Community College Students Brian Bourke, Claire H. Major, and Michael S. Harris 70 Book Review 75 UCLA Community College Bibliography 82 Recently Completed Dissertations on Community and Junior Colleges Volume 33 2009 Number 2 Special Issue: The Community College Baccalaureate CONTENTS 85 Introduction to the Special Issue on the Community College Baccalaureate Deborah L. Floyd, Michael Hrabak, and Angela M. Garcia Falconetti The Community College Baccalaureate: Putting the Pieces Together Deborah L. Floyd and Kenneth P. Walker Theorizing About the Emergence of the Community College Baccalaureate Michael L. Skolnik Perceptions and Reflections of Administrators: Community Colleges Transitioning to Baccalaureate Colleges Edwin P. Bemmel, Deborah L. Floyd, and Valerie C. Bryan The Perceived Effects of State Governance Decentralization on Baccalaureate Articulation Angela M. Garcia Falconetti Baccalaureate Community Colleges: The New Florida College System Deborah L. Floyd, Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, and Michael R. Hrabak The Community College Baccalaureate Movement: Cutting-Edge Dissertation Research Michael R. Hrabak Volume 33 2009 Numbers 3—4 Special Issue: Council for the Study of Community Colleges 2008 CONTENTS Introduction to the Special Issue on the 2008 Research of the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Deborah L. Floyd, Laura Antczak, and Tina Barreiro O’Daniels Celebrating the Past, Creating the Future: 50 Years of Community College Research Deborah L. Floyd, Alicia Haley, Pamela L. Eddy, and Laura Antczak 2+2 Statewide Articulation Policy, Student Persistence, and Success in Florida Universities Angela M. Garcia Falconetti Educational Attainment Skewed in California Community Colleges? John S. Levin, Josh M. Beach, and Carrie B. Kisker Service-Learning’s Impact on Developmental Reading/ Writing and Student Life Skills Courses Mary Prentice Post-9/11 Arab and Muslim American Community College Students: Ethno-religious Enclaves and Perceived Discrimination Diane S. Shammas Leaders in the Making: Profile and Perceptions of Students in Community College Doctoral Programs Richard M. Romano, Barbara Townsend, and Ketevan Mamiseishvili Spirituality Matters: Spirituality and the Community College Leader Monica Windley Walker and Christine Johnson McPhail Using a Retrospective Pretest to Measure Learning in Professional Development Programs Leila Gonzalez Sullivan and Karen J. Haley How “Pathetic” is Your Hiring Process? An Application of the Lessig “Pathetic Dot’’ Model to Educational Hiring Practices Matthew J. Basham, David L. Stader, and Holly N. Bishop Community College Governance, Funding, and Accountability: A Century of Issues and Trends Terrence A. Tollefson Volume 33 2009 Number 5 CONTENTS 403 Web Accessibility Policies and Practices at American Community Colleges William Erickson, Sharon Trerise, Sara VanLooy, Camille Lee, and Susanne Bruyére A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Students’ with Disabilities Transition to Community College Dorothy F. Garrison-Wade and Jean P. Lehmann Not Your Child’s Playground: Workplace Bullying Among Community College Faculty Jaime Lester UCLA Community College Bibliography Recently Completed Dissertations on Community and Junior Colleges Papers Accepted for Publication in Future Issues of Community College Journal of Research and Practice Volume 33 2009 Number 6 CONTENTS From the Editor What Motivates the Community College Rogue Trustee? Terry O’Banion Minor Hassles in Community College Student Life Tracey E. Ryan Remedial Testing and Placement in Community Colleges Catherine Horn, Zoé McCoy, Lea Campbell, and Cheryl Brock Statewide Articulation Agreements between High Schools and Community College Career and Technical Programs Stephanie B. King and Debra West UCLA Community College Bibliography Recently Completed Dissertations on Community and Junior Colleges Papers Accepted for Publication in Future Issues of Community College Journal of Research and Practice Volume 33 2009 Number 7 CONTENTS Damage Caused by the Rogue Trustee Terry O’Banion Construct Validity of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) Lance R. Angell Reasons for Attending, Expected Obstacles, and Degree Aspirations of Asian Pacific American Community College Students Winnie W. Wang, June C. Chang, and Jonathan W. Lew UCLA Community College Bibliography Recently Completed Dissertations on Community and Junior Colleges Volume 33 2009 Number 8 Special Issue: Best Practices in SACS Accreditation CONTENTS Introduction to the Special Issue on Best Practices in SACS Accreditation Matthew J. Basham and Dale F. Campbell Internationalizing the Curricuium: Improving Learning Through International Education: Preparing Students for Success in a Global Society Stephen H. Guerin What Does the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) have to do with Learning? S. Renea Akin Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute QEP: Writing Across The Curriculum Professional Development Program Margaret P. Hampson A Best Practice for Selecting Your QEP: Techniques for Facilitating Mission-Based Stakeholder Involvement in the Selection of the Institutional Quality Enhancement Plan Lynn Tincher-Ladner Serving as a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Evaluator: Notes from a Novice David J. Silva Accreditation’s Legal Landscape Thomas J. Graca What K—12 Leaders Can Learn from Accreditation David L. Stader, Ava J. Munoz, and Charles Rowett Summary and Possible Directions for Research and Practice Stephen G. Katsinas, J. Clinton Kinkead, and Michael A. Kennamer Volume 33 2009 Number 9 Special Issue: Barbara K. Townsend: In Memoriam CONTENTS Barbara K. Townsend: The Seasons of Life of a Community College Researcher Linda Serra Hagedorn The Extent and Nature of Scholarly Activities Among Community College Faculty Barbara K. Townsend and Vicki J. Rosser Barbara K. Townsend—A Legacy of Commitment Betsy Barefoot Development of the Applied Baccalaureate Barbara K. Townsend, Debra D. Bragg, and Collin M. Ruud Mentoring and Modeling the Way: The Exemplary Community College Leadership of Barbara K. Townsend Deborah L. Floyd Marginal or Monumental? Visibility of Community Colleges in Selected Higher-Education Journals Barbara K. Townsend, Joe Donaldson, and Tim Wilson Reflections on Barbara K. Townsend's Scholarship, Mentoring, and Being Frankie Santos Laanan Architect for Research on Gender and Community Colleges Jaime Lester Community College Organizational Climate for Minorities and Women Barbara K. Townsend Improving Practice through Scholarship: An Uncommon Record of Achievement Trudy Bers The Two-Year College as a First Choice, Second Chance Institution for Baccalaureate-Degree Holders Barbara K. Townsend Research that Matters: An Interview with Barbara Townsend, April 25, 2009 Debra D. Bragg A Brief Review of Barbara K. Townsend's Contributions to the Literature of Community College and Higher Education Stephen G. Katsinas Barbara K. Townsend: Higher Educator Extraordinaire D. Barry Lumsden In Memoriam: Barbara K. Townsend Papers Accepted for Publication in Future Issues of Community College Journal of Research and Practice Volume 33 2009 Number 10 CONTENTS 797 Critical Challenges in California Community Colleges: An Interview with Carl Enmann Robert A. Frost Student Characteristics Affecting the Decision to Enroll in a Community College: Economic Rationale and Empirical Evidence Prathibha V. Joshi, Kris A. Beck, and Christian Nsiah Strategies for Dealing with Rogue Trustees Terry O’Banion Volume 33 2009 Number 11 Special Issue: 2009 Community College Futures Assembly: Leading Change—Leading in an Uncertain Environment CONTENTS 851 2009 Community College Futures Assembly Focus: Leading Change—Leading in an Uncertain Environment Dale F. Campbell and Phillip A. Morris Webcasting the 2009 Community College Futures Assembly: Making Emergent Knowledge Accessible in Practice Syraj Syed, Jennifer Cortes, James Osterhout, Phillip A. Morris, and Eugene Jones Missions, Values, and ‘Flying Monkeys”: Critical Issues for Community Colleges Today and in 2019 Pilar Mendoza, Matthew J. Basham, Dale F. Campbell, Tina M. O’Daniels, Zaria Malcolm, Shawn Felton, Anna Lebesch, and Deborah Douma 2009 Bellwether Award Winner Instructional Programs & Services 883 Do the Math: Course Redesign’s Impact on Learning and Scheduling John Squires, Jerry Faulkner, and Carl Hite 2009 Bellwether Award Winner Planning, Governance, & Finance 887 GO RIO: Achieving Universal Access to Mass Transit Ted Martinez, Jr. and Russell Castaneda-Calleros 2009 Bellwether Award Winner Workforce Development 892 Going the Distance: Taking a Diagnostic Imaging Program to Frontier and Rural Oregon Ann Malosh, Stacy Mallory, and Marcene Olson 2008 Bellwether Award Winner Planning, Governance, & Finance 898 The New Jersey Coastal Communiversity: Access through Partnerships Anita Voogt 2008 Bellwether Award Winner Workforce Development 907 Sink or SLIM: A Local Response to Promote Global Sustainable Change Through Education, Partnerships, and Workforce Development Alexander F. de Roode, Clyde M. Sakamoto, and Janet Six 2009 Bellwether Award Finalists Instructional Programs & Services 915 Combining Emerging Technology and Writing Across the Curriculum: Professional Development That Works! Margaret P. Hampson, Tom Hearron, and Mary Noggle Portal: Your Door to World Languages and Cultures Don Elliott and Rachele Lawton GPS Lifeplan—Leading Campus Change Larry Litecky, Mike Bruner, and Kristin Hageman Curriculum Online Review System: Proposing Curriculum with Collaboration Marilyn Rhinehart, Rhonda Barlow, Stu Shafer, and Debby Hassur