Descries the negative and defensive attitudes held by vocational/technical (V/T) students and teachers about themselves and V/T fields. Argues that a major problem is the inadequacy of V/T education leadership and that a training program for V/T deans is sorely needed. (AYC)

Discusses three issues that may weaken the professional development movement in higher education: overemphasis on teaching methodology in faculty development, administrative apathy towards the programs, and the lack of a philosophic framework upon which to develop the programs. (AYC)

Hypothesizes that: (1) there is much public distrust of business profit-making due to lack of economic education and misunderstanding of business profits; (2) social scientists should study such attitudes and investigate profits; and (3) conflicts between profit-making and government intervention for social goals are inevitable and must be better…

Presents a rationale and an outline for a student research project on urban problems. Procedures include observation and analysis of a contemporary problem (e.g., ethnic relations, crime, recreation, or transportation); field work incorporating pictures, slides, or films; and production of a film-tape documentary pertaining to the problem. (DR)

Describes the development and implementation of an associate degree program to train paraprofessional counseling personnel to provide service to multi-handicapped and developmentally disabled children and their families. Students receive clinical field training in special education schools and academic coursework at Los Angeles City College, and…

Outlines the assignments and topics covered in a 13-week human sexuality course and reviews and annotates course readings and films. Topics covered in the class include: sexuality in sex-positive and sex-negative cultures, in pre-industrial Europe; in Russia and Germany; in the Third World; and in advanced capitalist society. (AYC)

Considers both the recent critical and older, more favorable evaluations of Canadian Indian policy and contrasts Canadian policy with that that developed in the United States. (DR)

Reviews the theoretical and empirical literature dealing with functionalist and conflict perspectives of the social processes of rule-creation, rule-maintenance, and the relationship of these processes to deviant behavior. (DR)

Reports on a 1974 survey of administration and teaching in history departments in 56 Texas postsecondary institutions, which covered American history survey courses offered, pedagogical practices, materials, course and instructional evaluation, objectives, and recommendations. Survey instrument is appended. (DR)

Discusses educational standards and accountability at open-door colleges. Suggests that reading, organizing, synthesizing, and writing skills are of prime importance and that, in order to strengthen these skills, at least one-third of all course testing should use a subjective format. (DR)

Study results reveal: students in the auto-tutorial (AT) section learned more and gave more positive evaluations of the course than those in the traditionally taught (TT) world civilization course, and that the attitudes toward history of the AT students improved while those of the TT students remained the same. (AYC)

Supports granting formal credit for "life experiences," especially in the social sciences, and reviews the writings of John Dewey on the assessment of life experiences and criteria for awarding credit. Also describes current methods of earning degree credit at Jamestown Community College. (MB)

An analysis of nationwide 1968 election studies data on eligible voters revealed no consistent relationship between social background variables (age, race, sex, region of residence, religion, political party and class identification, and educational background) and degree of trust in government. (DR)

Relates the impressions of a team of community college educators who visited the People's Republic of China with regard to the people, the Great Wall, the educational scene, science and technology, the spirit of cooperation, and the work ethic. Includes excerpts of reports from other group members. (MB)

Discusses the international education activities of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges; its new Office of International Services, which aims to encourage and facilitate the development of international programs; and the International/Intercultural Consortium of community colleges. (MB)