Frequently, tutorial or seminar members take no part in discussion, a feature considered essential to this teaching method. Tutors may be largely responsible by dominating discussion. Student participation can be increased by varying teaching methods; reducing discussion group size, brainstorming, idea development techniques, and student…

In fall 1981, the Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) Board organized five executive roundtable discussions in which representatives of local business and industry, government and social services, and the minority community met with college representatives to evaluate the responsiveness of CVCC to local needs and to assess areas in which the…

A team of students, faculty members, division chairpersons and administrators at Mendocino College developed a set of knowledge, skill and attitude goals for an interdisciplinary program around the theme of the "World Food Crisis." Once the broad goals had been set, a team representing the social sciences, natural sciences, and agriculture revised…

In October 1990, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) conducted a study of students enrolled during the previous 12 months who did not re-enroll in the fall of 1990. Surveys were mailed to 1,746 former students, requesting information on reasons for discontinuing study at JCCC, educational experiences and objectives, level of satisfaction with…

Community college department chairs are called upon to be colleagues and peers, managers, and teachers, with duties and responsibilities that are usually far more complex and demanding than any college document can convey. As a result of the demands of the position, department chairs may experience role conflict or strain. Role conflicts are…

With the new development in instructional techniques and styles, the quantification and description of faculty workload becomes increasingly more difficulty. At the Hawaiian community colleges, certain changes were made in the methodology of computing FTE for students and faculty, and average class size. They divided the total student credit hours…

When Loyola University dropped its foreign language requirement in 1971, another requirement took its place. Students are now required to take three courses in literature, one of which is to be a course in a literature not originally written in English. Introductory courses (called Masterpieces courses) in French, German, Spanish, and Russian…

Examines Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and undergraduate academic factors for their prediction of performance on the Graduate Record Examination Subject Test in Psychology (GRE-P). Indicates that SAT performance affects GRE-P performance directly and indirectly. Certain academic factors, such as psychology grade point average and the…

Following introductory material noting demands for accountability within student services programs, this paper describes an evaluation system that involves administrators, faculty, student affairs practitioners, and students in an assessment of the college's overall student services effort. The paper first discusses the 60-item opinionnaire used…

The value of student evaluation depends on whether appropriate questions are asked. Students are in a good position to describe the teacher's ability to communicate at their level, the teacher's professional and ethical behavior in the classroom, student-teacher relationships, what has been learned in the course, etc. (MLW)

The terms "humanities" and "new technology" have a broad spectrum of meanings, which often imply a tension between two somewhat incompatible concepts. If one views humanities as the general learning that should be in the possession of all human beings and new technology as the convergence of two or more sophisticated technologies in expansive and…

STEPHENS COLLEGE INTRODUCED A "HOUSE PLAN" IN THE FALL OF 1960 AS AN EXPERIMENT IN USE OF THE RESIDENCE HALL AS A CENTER FOR BOTH LIVING AND LEARNING. RESIDENT COUNSELORS AND FACULTY MEMBERS WORK WITH THE STUDENTS IN ANY ONE HOUSE, INSTRUCTING THEM IN A COMMON BODY OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES AND HELPING THEM WORK OUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL PLANS. THE…

Discusses the effects of sexism in education and the means by which educators can reduce it. Indicates that developmental educators are in a unique position to counteract sexism. Contains suggestions for overcoming sexism in five areas of developmental education (math, reading, writing, counseling, and administration) and in the classroom. (35…

This guide was developed as part of a project to standardize California's statewide culinary arts curriculum based on industry guidelines and standards. It details a process that California community colleges can use to plan a hospitality symposium that will accomplish the following objectives: provide students with a forum to demonstrate their…

In 1980, a follow-up study was conducted of students in the Banking, Finance, and Credit curriculum (BFC) at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC). A questionnaire was mailed to all 40 students who had achieved a degree or certificate or had passed five courses in the BFC curriculum since its establishment in fall 1976. The instrument solicited…