Discusses the role of the Office of Staff and Organization Development of Miami-Dada Junior College-North in coordinating the professional growth of their staff. (Editor/RK)

Specialization, rather than comprehensiveness, may be the best means for the urban community college to fulfill the needs of students and society. (Editor)

While the assessment movement has spanned more than two decades, there is great variation in its degree of implementation among community colleges throughout the country. Building on literature in the field, this chapter discusses and gives examples of concepts and major areas involved in the assessment of student learning at the institutional…

Considers the leadership role played by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) in curriculum development. Reviews AACJC's public policy agenda for 1987. Traces the organization's role in establishing economic development as a curricular priority for two-year colleges, and briefly describes award-winning partnerships…

Presents reasons for setting program goals and criteria for an acceptable goal statement, which are illustrated by examples of surveying law and career concepts courses. Discusses sources of goal information and potential problems in the goal setting process. (MB)

This case study relates how Casper College in Wyoming responded creatively to the prospect of an endowment and evolved the plans for an environmentally relevant energy institute. (Editor)

Analyzes several major aspects of the relationship between general and vocational education and suggests ways general goals of education can emerge through vocational education. Highlights programs integrating general and vocational education. Urges community college administrators and vocational and general education faculty to work cooperatively…

Administrator-faculty cooperation at Danforth Foundation workshops can be a model for other national, regional, and statewide institutes. (Editor)

Presents sources and information from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges collection in the following areas: (1) planning and evaluating curriculum; (2) implementing curriculum change; and (3) curriculum goals and general education. (MB)

Defines critical thinking and its relationship to knowledge, intellectual discipline, and intellectual values. Identifies elements and domains of thought and traits of mind that should be cultivated in students. Offers guidelines on teaching for critical thinking and on incorporating critical thinking in the curriculum. (DMM)

Asserts that state school reform policies increasingly emphasize student attainment of defined outcomes at each grade level and view colleges as part of the larger K-16 system. States that colleges must continue to monitor student flow from high schools, articulate curricula, and work with schools to promote student success. (Contains 32…

Suggests that legislative involvement in community college operations stems from fiscal responsibility. Describes the structure of higher education in Florida and the development of the College Level Academic Skills Test. Discusses the adoption and results of the Gordon Rule, which establishes English and mathematics requirements for the first two…

Describes the general education program adopted by New York's Broome Community College after eight years of debate and a full campus vote. Indicates that the program includes a core of academic requirements and incorporates communication, civic, global, critical thinking, moral, mathematical, scientific, technological, and health education…

Members of the Council of Universities and Colleges present recommendations and practical strategies in the area of curriculum development in this monograph. Louis Bender discusses strategies for curriculum revision. James Wattenbarger and Sandra Scaggs relate organization theory to the process of curriculum change. Raymond Schultz and Carl Webb…

Suggests that both general and developmental education focus on such preparatory skills as communicating effectively and thinking critically. Describes current approaches combining general and developmental education. Explains the mechanics of cross-over teaching between the two domains. (PAA)