In order to provide a foundation upon which teachers and curriculum planners could build courses of study and training plans in the field of tool and die making, a study has been commenced to develop a catalog of the tasks and criterion-referenced performance objectives required of tool and die makers. At the time of this report, research has been…

At Santa Fe Community College, the development of a biology course and departmental final examination was accomplished in the following stages: (1) faculty reached consensus on course content, major objectives and sub-objectives; (2) faculty contributed final examination questions corresponding to the 10 major course topics to a pool for review…

In late 1983, a study was conducted to examine the continuing education participation and related characteristics of medical technology practitioners in the service area of Corning Community College (CCC). Survey forms were distributed by hospital laboratory managers to all levels of medical technology practitioners in seven local hospitals…

This study examined student activists and their characteristics, demands, and goals. Student politics no longer retain only their traditional liberalism, but include many philosophies--idealism, revolution, conservatism, reaction, etc. Four traits shared by the activists were a desire to master frustration rather than conform, a will to change…

These proceedings contain all of the formal presentations made at a conference focusing on policy issues affecting the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario. Introductory remarks by Harry Fisher are followed by an outline by Blair Tully of the Ontario government's focus on high technology and the projects of the Board of Industrial…

THE MAJOR VEHICLE FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOLS, TO QUALIFY FOR STATE FUNDS. CONTINUED STUDY OF THE MINIMUM STANDARDS HAS DONE MUCH TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, BUT HAS NOT SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED THE LEADING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SINCE IN MANY AREAS EDUCATORS AGREE THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY…

This report presents weekly student contact hours (WSCH) in disciplines and instructional programs for the Los Angeles Community College District. Data are presented for both day and evening classes for the fall semester of each academic year from 1972 to 1976 for each instructional discipline and for each program within the discipline. A list of…

FACULTY DISCONTENT, WHICH IS INCREASING AT ALL LEVELS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BUT ESPECIALLY IN PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES AND NEW 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS, RESULTS MORE FROM A DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN POLICY DECISIONS THAN FROM ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. EFFECTIVE CAMPUS GOVERNANCE SHOULD BE BASED ON A CONCEPT OF "SHARED AUTHORITY" OF FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION…

Many community college faculty are concerned with academic standards at their institutions, in part because in the late 1960s and during the 1970s standards became associated, in the minds of many teachers and students, with personal rigidity rather than academic rigor. Faculty who wish to re-examine academic standards with their colleagues…

THESE ARE THREE SAMPLE STUDIES OF COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION (CAI) IN READING AND SPELLING. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE FOR GRADE-SCHOOL PUPILS, THE PRINCIPLES APPLY TO HIGHER EDUCATION AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH SUBJECTS AS MATHEMATICS, CERTAIN SCIENCES, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, AND ENGINEERING. THE FIRST STUDY LOOKED INTO EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES. IT TOOK…

The degree to which Kentucky's public and private colleges and junior colleges are meeting the needs of persons with handicaps was evaluated. A 23-item questionnaire was sent to the state's 57 higher education institutions, and 45 responded. The findings are discussed in relation to admission and orientation procedures; social barriers; and…

To determine if certain non-intellectual factors affected educational persistence, three null-hypotheses were tested for both sexes, namely, that there i s no significant difference between (1) those who persist (P) and those who withdraw (W), (2) those who persist (P) and those who are dismissed (D), and (3) those who withdraw(W) and those who…

This teacher's guide was developed for the third of four courses in Valencia Community College's Interdisciplinary Studies program, a 2-year core general education curriculum which chronologically examines the major developments in the evolution of human knowledge. The guide provides an introductory overview of the course's topic (i.e., Western…

This study correlates the relationship between varying methods in student evaluation and its effect on student achievement and attrition. The sample studied consisted of 230 students enrolled in three separate semesters of General Biology 11A at Pasadena City College in 1972, 1973, and 1974. The earlier students were given longer exams over three…

Information in these two booklets answers questions that administrators or potential students may have concerning adult education programs for persons with developmental disabilities. The first booklet, which is designed for administrators, answers 21 questions concerning the establishment, content, and promotion of these programs. The first nine…