A study compared the academic achievement of three student groups at the University of California at San Diego: participants in an experimental transfer admission guarantee program based on general education grades; transfer students meeting comparable criteria; and students entering the university as first-time freshmen. Results show the first…

This paper describes the impact of the Regents' Test, an examination which all Georgia college students must pass before they receive their diplomas. The examination is designed to assess writing ability; some of the factors evaluated are adequate paragraph development, logic, effective and varied sentence structure, and precise diction.…

This report presents fall 1989 demographic, staffing, salary, and workload information on California community college employees, based on data collected from 70 of the 71 districts in the state. First, tables present the total number of district employees by primary occupational activity; the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees by…

This document is a competency-based curriculum guide designed to promote articulation in secretarial/clerical occupations training programs between and among secondary and postsecondary institutions in the Indian Hills Community College and Merged Area XV high schools in Iowa. The guide is organized in eight sections. The first six sections…

A unique approach to promoting faculty renewal is reported that incorporates faculty-designed conferences focusing on issues of personal and professional development followed up with advanced workshops, special training courses, discussion groups, articles in campus publications, and regularly scheduled seminars. (MSE)

This revised manual presents a timetable, proposals and evaluation procedures, and information on the designation, discontinuance, and inactivation of instructional programs for Maryland community colleges. After the first section presents a timetable for the proposal and evaluation of new and existing instructional programs, information on…

A guide for teaching science fiction in secondary and college classrooms, this book contains an introductory essay that covers a variety of points about teaching science fiction, with a discussion of the audience, the correlation between science and fiction, and the changing role of science fiction. In a second essay, four categories of science…

This bulletin highlights the efforts of the St. Louis Community College District to revitalize the liberal arts on its campuses. First, the structures and activities that were used to develop a liberal arts curriculum are described, including: (1) the formation of districtwide and campus Liberal Arts Committees; (2) the development of project…

This study of facutlty readiness for innovative goals and practices measured and evaluated faculty acceptance of non-traditional institutional practices believed necessary to meet community and student learning needs. Two objectives were: (1) to develop a profile of attitudes toward conditions suggesting departure from tradition and readiness for…

Due to state revenue shortfalls and mandated Medicaid and welfare expenditures, substantial cuts were made in state aid to higher education institutions in Maryland in 1992. To meet the fiscal crisis, Prince George's Community College (PGCC) implemented several cost containment measures that had been considered, but not acted upon, in the past.…

A project was undertaken by three faculty members at Northern Kentucky University (a history teacher, a reading specialist, and a composition teacher) to apply their own experiences and the research of others into a systematic and comprehensive mastery learning program for developmental classes in the spring of 1980. The program was designed to…

Mount Hood Community College studied existing staff development programs at numerous other institutions, reexamined its own philosophy and staff development programs, analyzed faculty needs, formulated new directions for its faculty, and more closely articulated staff development opportunities with area institutions and agencies. This report…

A study investigated the effects of U.S. mass media on three dimensions of Thai society: lifestyles, social problems, and value conflict. A total of 100 two-part questionnaires were distributed to Thai students at southwestern public universities in the United States. Forty males and 28 females, whose lengths of stay in the United States varied…

A series of data tables is presented, summarizing the number of Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) students who, at the end of Fall 1980, fell into each of six categories of academic progress: "clear,""warning,""probation,""suspension,""dismissal," and "extended probation." The data, which are organized by campus and by ethnic group, indicate…