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ERIC Number: ED363387
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 75
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Mental Health Associate Program T-056: A Program Review, Spring 1991.
Lenoir Community Coll., Kinston, NC.
At Lenoir Community College (LCC) in Kinston, North Carolina, 20% of established programs and 33% of the non-academic support services are reviewed each year in an annual cycle, with all programs reviewed within a 5-year period. To evaluate the Mental Health Associate (MHA) Program at LCC, assessment surveys were sent to 44 graduates from the previous 5 years, 1985-1990; 94 early program leavers from 1985-1990; 8 current program students in May 1990; 6 advisory committee members in March 1990; and 10 employers of former students in March 1990 identified by responding graduates and early leavers. Response rates for these groups were 20%, 5%, 100%, 83%, and 60% respectively. In addition, surveys were completed by the acting Program Head and the Unit Dean. Results of the review process included the following: (1) most graduates and early leavers reported benefitting from the education received at LCC by obtaining related employment; (2) advisory committee members reported that labor demand for the program is stable; (3) employers rated former LCC students job performances as "somewhat better" than others with two-year college training; (4) instruction at LCC was rated "excellent" by current students and early leavers; and (5) minority students are well represented in the program. A review of needs and recommendations related to program quality, instruction, courses, equipment, and supplies/materials; a discussion of the program review process at LCC; a description of the development of the MHA program and degree requirements; and copies of assessment instruments for the different groups surveyed are included. (PAA)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Graduate Surveys, Mental Health Programs, Participant Satisfaction, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, School Surveys, Student Attitudes, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Lenoir Community Coll., Kinston, NC.
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