Iowa Community Colleges Student Enrollment Report, December 2000

The Iowa community colleges transmit the Fall 2000 enrollments to the Department of Education after the 14th day of the fall term start date. All data in this report, except where noted, are taken from the Management Information System (MIS) electronic data files and are confirmed by the community college transmittal sheet. The Fall 2000 unduplicated credit headcount enrollment of 65,473 demonstrates an increase of 3 percent over Fall 1999 enrollment of 63,809.

Iowa Community Colleges Student Enrollment Report, December 2000

Fall enrollment grew 1.2 percent to a record high of 88,104 unduplicated students in fiscal year 2009 (Table 1). College enrollment has grown for 11 consecutive years since enrollment slipped in fiscal year 1997. In the 44‐year history of the modern community college system, enrollment has only fallen four times (Figure 1). Enrollment growth was slightly slower than prior years. In 2006, enrollment grew over three percent, while enrollment grew 2.5 percent last year. Nevertheless, enrollment growth is outpacing the projected nationwide growth in community colleges (Hussar and Bailey, 2008: Table 16). For the second consecutive year, part‐time enrollment exceeded full‐time enrollment. Slightly over half, 50.9 percent, of students are enrolled in less than 12 credit hours. Last year, part‐time enrollment exceeded full‐time enrollment for the first time. The shift represents growing enrollment by working students and joint enrollment— high school students who enroll in community colleges.. Nationally, part‐time enrollment at public two‐year colleges has exceeded full‐time enrollment for more than 15 years. In 2006, part‐time students exceeded full‐time students by 60 percent (Hussar and Bailey, 2008: Table 16). Iowa’s enrollment growth has traditionally been consistent. Enrollment decreased four times—1976, 1983, 1984, and 1997—during the entire 44‐year history. Fulltime enrollment decreased nine times over the same period while part time enrollment only fell twice. The remainder of this report will break down credit enrollment by credit hours, student demographics, the programs in which students are enrolled, how the programs break down demographically, and joint enrollment.

Estado da arte: gestão, autonomia da escola e órgãos colegiados (2000/2008)

Este artigo resulta de Estado da Arte que sistematizou a produção científica em torno do tema da gestão, da autonomia e do funcionamento de órgãos colegiados em escolas da educação básica, entre 2000 e 2008. O levantamento, contendo 753 fontes documentais, foi realizado com base no banco de teses da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, em artigos de periódicos da área de ciências humanas e sociais e em anais de eventos. Após a sistematização das fontes em banco de dados, estas foram agrupadas em quatro categorias centrais. Neste texto, discutem-se os dados quantitativos provenientes dos três tipos de fontes e os focos de interesse das investigações. Procura-se identificar os desenhos metodológicos e os referenciais teóricos adotados por estudiosos de políticas educacionais quando focalizam o tema da gestão escolar