In September 1991, Red River Community College (RRCC) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, decided to embrace the concepts of Total Quality Management (TQM) to provide an operational philosophy, enhance program curricula, and establish business opportunities. RRCC adapted W. Edward Deming's manufacturing philosophy to create its own approach, which focused on:…

A study examined the expectations of incoming University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshmen about an hour-long placement essay. Subjects, 96 randomly chosen students, responded to a series of 5 questions concerning what an essay is, what kinds of writing they had done, how they feel about writing tests, what topics they had written about in…

These eight units of instruction are the products of a project conducted at Burlington County College in Pemberton, New Jersey, to develop three-dimensional computer graphics units of instruction for use in courses designed to train students in the areas of architectural, civil, drafting and design, and electronics technology. Addressed in the…

An environmental scan was conducted to assess the demographic and economic conditions in Passaic County (New Jersey) as a way of providing information helpful to Passaic County Community College (PCCC) in its planning activities. The environment scan focused on immigration patterns, job creation and loss trends, business hiring needs, PCCC…

In 1987, Athabasca University (AU) and Keyano College (KC), in Alberta, initiated a collaborative program to provide one-site degree completion opportunities for students residing over 300 kilometers from the nearest degree-granting institution. The Capstone Project is made up of two academic streams: a third year "cap" of the KC business…

A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program using Utah PILOT programming language was constructed that includes the same objectives that are taught during the presentation of a traditional library tour. The amount of time necessary to complete the CAI program is approximately the same time needed by a student taking a library tour. The…

Knowing how students reason and how to foster discipline-specific skills in critical thinking helps chairpersons respond positively to faculty concerns about students' reasoning deficiencies. The challenge of teaching thinking, critical-thinking abilities, beliefs about knowledge, overcoming students' limitations, and developing faculty interest…

This report contains the strategic policy recommendations of the Wisconsin Statewide Basic Skills Task Force. Introductory material describes the need for basic skills education within Wisconsin's adult population, and role of Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) in meeting that need. The next section considers the Task Force's formation to…

This study questions the practice of establishing community college faculty salaries on the basis of graduate hours accrued, number of years of teaching experience, and student evaluation of teaching effectiveness. The level of graduate credit of 109 full-time faculty members of Hinds Junior College (Mississippi) in fall, l976, was compared with…

Assessment of student progress in community colleges is necessary for several reasons; among them are accountability to the public, improvement of decision-making for both students and educators, and planning and evaluation of curricula. This sourcebook focuses on various types of student progress--vocational, social, academic, transfer--and on…

This study was concerned with the relative usefulness of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) for black men and white men at the University of Colorado. The study provided evidence that the SVIB can be relevant for black students without applying different norms. (Author)

The objectives of the institute were (1) to encourage excellence in education research, both institutional (self-study) and action (practice), (2) to have the staff and trainees evaluate the program, and (3) to distribute its findings to junior colleges interested in improving their own research. A followup of the trainees and their research was a…

An experiment in which prepositions are analyzed on a formal basis is reported. Results of the experiment are discussed. (RM)

This pamphlet describes SIGI, a computer-based System of Interactive Guidance and Information designed to help students in community and junior colleges make career decisions. SIGI is based on a humanistic philosophy, a theory of guidance that emphasizes individual values, a vast store of occupational data, and a strategy for processing…

Faculty advising students pursuing programs in the arts and humanities should bring to this endeavor suggestions that both challenge students' creative spirit and reconcile this attitude with the realities of earning a living. Guiding principles should include honesty, ensuring that students understand their art interests completely, respect for…