Foreword and Acknowledgements

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This annual contains the paper that won the President's Award given by the Texas Association for Community Service and Continuing Education (TACSCE) Research Committee. An editorial, "Reconsidering Liberal Education" (Stancie Chamberlain), proposes that adult educators focus on liberal studies that provide general knowledge and contribute to development of general intellectual capabilities. A perspective paper, "Questions Related to the Future Success of Non-Credit Education" (Judith Winn), is a discussion of nondegree professional education programs and personal enrichment activities that focuses on what should be offered and where it should it be offered. The President's Award winner, "Perceptions of Selected Community Services/Continuing Education Administrators of Public Two-Year Colleges Regarding Job Satisfaction Factors" (Athena Russell), reports these survey findings: job 4 satisfaction increases with administrator's age, length of service, and prior community services administrative positions and as the noncredit enrollment of the college increases. The questionnaire is appended. The runner-up paper, "Towards a Christian Perspective of Adult Education" (David Naugle), thinks through the applications and implications of the content of the Christian world view on work with adult students. Forty-eight sources are listed. Other contents include the 1991 Personnel Profile/Salary Survey of Texas continuing educational professionals in institutions of higher education and a list of TACSCE Research Committee members. (YLB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************x*********************** t. RESEARCH ANNUAL 1992 TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION RESEARCH COMMITTEE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Ohis document has been reproduce° as ecolivrad from tne person or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to Improve reproduction quality Points ot view or opinions slated in this docu, merit do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy -PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC).Fall 1992 Volume 7, Number 1 BEST COPY g'112.4211 FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Howard W. Smith, Jr. Chair, Research Committee Professor and Director Office of Policy Studies in Higher Education The University of North Texas Although it is not my customary style, I would like to take this means to express my personal and professional appreciation to every member of TACSCE for their support of the activities of the Research Committee, especially the Research Annual. As chair of the Research Committee it has been a very satisfying experience for me to have been associated with the TACSCE Research Annual since its inception in 1985. The Research Annual is a rather unique publication for an association such as ours. Its success and continuity have been made possible by the interests and support of all of you. This is an accomplishment in which I think you should take a large measure of pride. Another major activity which is administered by the Research Committee is the President's Award. This year's recipient is Athena Russell of Tyler Junior College, a long time active leader in TACSCE and the newly elected president of the association. The runner-up paper was authored by David Naugher of Dallas Baptist University. These two papers represent the essence of the nature of the President's Award. Athena's was a traditional research study, while David's was a position paper. Scholarly research takes many forms, and we believe that the TACSCE President's Awards should reflect this breadth and level of scholarly inquiry. Our congratulations to Athena and David. Special thanks go to Stancie Chamberlain for her first year as editor of the Research Annual. We would also like to express our appreciation to Karla Hase of Tarrant County Junior College, Nancy Kinesy of The University of Texas at Arlington, and Bill Lace of Tarrant County Junior College for serving as the panel of judges for this year's President's Award. The quality of the TACSCE Research Annual is a direct reflection of the interest and participation of TACSCE members. As usual, we want to take this opportunity to urge every member of TACSCE to participate in the President's Award competition, and we invite those of you who are interested to become members of the Research Committee.