This brochure contains information with regard to teacher recruitment procedures for employment in schools operating on United States military bases overseas. The elementary and secondary schools and community colleges provide education for children of military and civilian personnel assigned overseas and are similar to schools in the United…

The authors present a definition of long-range planning in higher education and discuss trends in the 1980s which will make such planning urgent for Alabama's postsecondary system. (SJL)

An experiment using game-theory to teach a unit on "fallacies" in logic was conducted at Oakton Community College. One experimental and two control group lecture-style classes were taught by three teachers using the same text and final test. The experimental class, after an introductory segment presented in lecture style, were involved in a…

Focusing on the diversity of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), these two reports present data as of fall 1995 on the ethnicity and gender of the System's students and staff. The Executive Summary first presents an overview of the report and findings. Data tables are then presented on the gender and ethnicity of…

This paper outlines aspects of a community education project, which involved the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) and other educational institutions and community service agencies in Pittsburgh in the provision of adult and continuing education and adult and family recreation programs. After section I provides background information on…

Ten institutional research reports from Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) are presented in this collection. Three of the reports examine the educational objectives of students enrolled in fall 1987, spring 1988, and summer 1988. Two reports compare fall 1987 and spring 1988 students with those from previous semesters in terms of gender, age,…

This pilot study demonstrates the applicability of the job club concept for adults with developmental disabilities who have completed a vocational training program at Chicago City-Wide College (CCC). The pilot project, which served 26 students, operated in a business-like atmosphere with rules such as those found in workplaces. The job club…

Concludes, from a study of 60 sixth, eighth, and tenth graders, that a closer correspondence between orthography and phonology seems to develop with age and exposure to written language. (DD)

A team of external consultants utilized short term intervention techniques with a community college division chairperson in order to enhance the chairperson's managerial effectiveness, reflected in terms of improved listening, group facilitation, issue or decision-making focus in group settings, and statements of his personal position on issues. A…

The evaluative study described in this report focused on students' and staff's responses to the Probationary Workshop Program (PWP) for students on academic probation at Bronx Community College. After introductory material dealing with the objectives and limitations of the program evaluation, the report looks at the general characteristics of the…

Guidelines are provided for faculty working with learning disabled (LD) students in the community college. After introductory material, the LD student is described as an individual of average or above average intelligence who demonstrates a significant discrepancy between intelligence and performance level because of problems in taking in,…

The need and potential for networking among interdisciplinary organizations are analyzed. Issues to consider in establishing networks are identified and specific strategies for building and maintaining effective networks are offered. Networking both with undergraduate and general education organizations and with specialized organizations are…