IN A SUMMER WORKSHOP, JUNIOR COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS AND INDUSTRIAL SUPERVISORS DEVELOPED THIS GUIDE FOR TEACHER USE IN A 3-SEMESTER-HOUR COURSE AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL. THE COURSE OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) UPGRADE JOURNEYMEN IN MACHINE TOOL OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND TOOLING, AND (2) ACQUAINT MANUFACTURING, SUPERVISORY, PLANNING, AND MAINTENANCE…

For seven consecutive semesters, questionnaires were administered to the students enrolled in Illinois Central College's human sexuality course to determine their sexual experience, practices, and orientation. The surveys also sought to assess the students' attitudes toward homosexuality, pornography, masturbation, extramarital relations,…

Describes school science as a rite of passage, and exposes problems in school science that are made visible through the use of this metaphor. (PR)

This paper suggests that, before a new occupational program is offered in a community college, an advisory committee be formed to help set standards for equipment and the instructional program. The management device known as Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), would be useful both for the establishment of this advisory committee and…

Reports on a study which concludes that spelling proficiency seems to involve both cognitive and linguistic processes and to require the active, exploring participation of the learner. (DD)

Reports some of the findings about the problems of adult writers taken from a survey of 254 top-level and mid-level managers. (HOD)

The concern over cannabis and its possible effects have prompted the establishment of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. This project was funded as one of a number of international studies focussing on chronic cannabis use in its natural setting. Four major ethnic South African groups were examined relative to their use of cannabis: African,…

In 1988, 11 faculty members at Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), Michigan, taught a customized honors class at KVCC focussing on connections between disciplines. It soon became clear how little faculty members understood and appreciated their colleagues' fields and perspectives. Following the course, faculty participants concluded that…

This article describes the experience of Southern Technical Institute (Georgia) in setting up humanities and social science courses in ways that will interest technical students. A sample course description of "United States History Since 1876" is provided, along with lists of resulting benefits and recommendations. (NHM)

Drawing from local, state, and national data sources, this report from Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in Kansas summarizes the employment outlook in occupations corresponding to the college's career programs. The first section of the report offers 1992-2005 national employment projections, focusing on the fastest growing occupations,…

Describes a procedure using the Delphi method by which members of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) generated a list of 15 cognitive competencies for secondary school science teachers. (CP)

This volume consists of six papers. "Harold Pinter's 'The Birthday Party': A Language Problem in the Teaching of Literature," by J. McDonough, examines the area of overlap between the style of Pinter and the teaching of literature to foreign undergraduate students of English. "Linguistic and Psychological Background to Sequencing of Initial…

The problem of retaining Mexican American students in institutions of higher education is reviewed in these 5 papers: "The Retention of Mexican American Students in Higher Education with Special Reference to Bicultural and Bilingual Problems" by Manuel H. Guerra; "Mexicanismo vs. Retention: Implications of Retaining Mexican American Students in…

Writing demands the simultaneous control of several skills: focus and logic, as well as spelling and grammar. The central writing skill is to look at what has been said and see how it can be improved by drafting and redrafting. (MLW)

Lake Tahoe Community College's (LTCC's) Human Resources Development Program is designed to foster professional development through in-service activities for instructional, administrative, classified employees, and the governing board. The comprehensive program is intended to support the instructional process, improve student success, enhance…