This monograph contains follow-up information gathered by 54 Texas postsecondary institutions on 1975-76 occupational/technical graduates of both certificate and associate degree programs. Data are reported for 8,763 graduates from a total population of 13,958. The highlights were that: (1) 71% of the graduates were full-time employees in their…

The collection of essays on teachers as course developers is designed to help teachers understand how to develop courses or modify existing ones using their own experience and the experiences and theories of others. It attempts to capture this process through the stories of six teachers who have developed courses. Each narrative focuses on a…

Explains the biblical reference in the title of Toni Morrison's novel, "Song of Solomon," as pointing to the book's form and political implications. Connects the title with the traditional pastoral mode and analyzes the novel as pastoral. (HB)

This report assesses the Open Access, Satellite Education Services (OASES) program, a joint venture between South Oklahoma City Junior College and the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County designed to provide adult education opportunities to all segments of the area's urban population. Program goals are outlined in terms of numbers of…

Discusses student participation in campus focus groups to identify what did and did not work in the transfer process, and what should be improved. Distinguishes course transfer, inter-and intra-institutional communications, and advising as major points of concern in transferring. (VWC)

Provides a short BASIC program, RANVAR, which generates random variates for various theoretical probability distributions. The seven variates include: uniform, exponential, normal, binomial, Poisson, Pascal, and triangular. (MVL)

Explores some classic Fibonacci problems with the aid of AppleWorks spreadsheets calculations. Provides problems and spreadsheets for solving them. (Author/YP)

Texarkana (Texas) Community College and Texarkana Independent School District left the federal Social Security System (SSS) and reallocated SSS funds to a self-administered fringe benefit program, while also returning employees' SSS contributions to them intact. Several safeguards for Texas employees were already in place through the Texas Teacher…

A two-phase study investigated the employment opportunities for visually impaired computer programers and the practicality of training them at a community/junior college. Activities during phase 1 included an employer survey to determine employment opportunities, a department chairperson survey, a blind programer survey, development of profiles…

Reviews how the second-language learner's mental lexicon in lexical models is treated, summarizes major characteristics of the mental lexicon, discusses the structure of the mental lexicon, and examines a model of lexical acquisition. (Author/VWL)

Opposes the legislation of linguistic conformity by penalizing minority students who write in nonstandard dialect. (DD)

Discusses the presence of a diabolical tempter in several works of Utopian fiction. (DD)

Describes a study of leisure activities of interest to people with intellectual disabilities. Reports that one group of adolescents, one of adults, and one of seniors were interviewed. Lists reasons for lack of participation in leisure activities, including: (1) no leisure skill training; (2) lack of opportunities; and (3) lack of transportation.…

Comments on the two preceding articles questioning the validity of the author's essay on "the politics of composition." Defends the original essay by refuting points made in the two articles. (JT)

Following an extensive literature review and a review of programs in 16 community colleges in fourteen states, this study sets forth a guide for educational program development for senior citizens who are defined as those who are 62 years of age and older. The author recommends that: (1) a full-time program specialist be hired to institute…