In 1965 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) inaugurated a cross-national survey of achievement in six subjects: Science, Reading Comprehension, Literature, English as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, and Civic Education. The overall aim of the project was to use international tests in…

Under legislative mandate, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges (CCC) was directed to report to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) on the number, ethnicity, gender, disability, and age of individuals receiving services as learning disabled (LD) students during each academic year from 1987-88 through…

In November 1989, a study was conducted to determine if there were significant differences between ideal and actual supervisory behaviors of community college vocational supervisors, as perceived by vocational instructors and by the supervisors themselves. A random sample of 35 supervisors and 378 vocational instructors was selected from all…

This nine-part report reviews the activities and programs of the Division of Continuing Education and Extension Services of New York City Technical College for 1982-83. Following introductory material examining the effects of second-year resource reductions, enrollment declines, space scarcity, staff development activities, credit possibilities…

This manual is designed to provide guidance for Illinois community college districts in preparing program proposals, applications for approval of courses or units of public service, or applications for reasonable and moderate extensions of approved programs. After an overview of the program approval and program review processes, the next five…

Harcum Junior College (Pennsylvania) continuously engages in institutional self-study through its comprehensive Institutional Research (IR) program. The IR Office conducts both decision-oriented research, where the problem is defined by the decision-maker, and conclusion-oriented research, where the items studied are selected by the researcher.…

These three learning modules were developed for a workplace literacy project conducted cooperatively through the Minnesota Teamsters Service Bureau and Northeast Metro Technical College. They are part of the job-specific curriculum for commercial truck drivers developed during the project. The three modules, "Managing the Paperwork,""Writing for…

This January 1989 fact book for Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) presents data on institutional characteristics, faculty and staff, full-time equivalent enrollments, student characteristics, and facilities for the MATC district and each of its four college campuses. Highlights derived from an analysis of data and trends include the…

To investigate the nature of children's reasoning about reality and fantasy in literature, grade-school children were presented with a series of paired printed materials and asked to tell which of the pair was more real and to explain their choices. (HOD)

Examines the relationship between cohesion and coherence in children's writing. Finds evidence of a relationship between cohesion and coherence, and reports that this relationship (1) varies according to text content; (2) does not vary according to quality of writing; and (3) does not vary according to the students' grade level. (KEH)

The mission of the ENLACE Program at Evergreen Valley College and San Jose City College is to increase the educational success, retention, and transfer rates of Chicano/Latino students. Now in its 10th year, ENLACE is an academic program emphasizing the successful completion of the cognitive core areas of general/transfer education and provides a…

In 1987-88, Gateway Technical College (GTC) in Racine, Wisconsin developed a model for identifying programs as potential candidates for either an in-depth evaluation or program audit. In order to facilitate program comparisons, the model applies the same evaluation criteria to all programs. The criteria, which were selected to match the concerns…

IN 1965, IT WAS DECIDED THAT ALL COURSES AT THE COLLEGE SHOULD BE PLANNED IN ORDER TO CREATE HIGH QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AND RESPECTABILITY. THIS MANUAL OUTLINES THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PLANNING IS TO BE DONE. COURSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO BE STATED IN A TEACHER-ORIENTED FORM AND IN A STUDENT-ORIENTED FORM. THE TEACHER'S DOCUMENT WILL IDENTIFY…

These essays represent the thinking of five leaders in occupational education concerning its place in the 1970's. Suggestions for improved programs with relaxed admission requirements in order to meet the needs of the disadvantaged, are made in the following papers by junior college administrators and educators: (1) "Will Tradition Keep…

Presenting guidelines for student attendance accounting developed by the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, this manual provides an update to the original guide published in 1983. Chapter 1 explains general items such as the academic calendar, admissions policies, student classification by enrollment status, and conditions…