A training effectiveness evaluation of the Navy Advanced Fire Fighting Training System was conducted. This system incorporates simulated fires as well as curriculum materials and instruction. The fires are non-pollutant, computer controlled, and installed in a simulated shipboard environment. Two teams of 15 to 16 persons, with varying amounts of…

Future societal trends and implications for the college union and student activities profession are considered. Ten major trends identified by John Naisbitt in his recent book "Megatrends" are used as focal points. Attention is directed to shifts from: an industrial society to an information society; forced technology to high tech/high touch; a…

Part of a systematic, in-depth assessment of Miami-Dade Community College's (MDCC's) educational programs, student support systems, and selected campus-level activities, this volume of the college's institutional self-study report examines the impact and effectiveness of selected programs at MDCC's South Campus. The first section provides…

A network to facilitate research on postsecondary education in Canada is advocated by the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. The network will link centers of specialization and individual researchers, and will use information technology to produce and disseminate research findings and to enhance communications. The network will…

The Computer-Managed Education Technology (COMET) program was designed to improve group instruction through the use of technological aids in the classroom. Specific objectives included: (1) improving feedback on student comprehension during a class period; (2) facilitating the administration and grading of homework and quizzes; (3) providing for…

This paper presents a view of counseling in the year 2000 and lists future trends particular to counseling through a scenario entitled "A Day in the Life of a Counselor," which predicts the impact of computers and technological change. Changes in job skills, work values, and places of employment and the role of the counselor in meeting changing…

Many young mothers who are the sole support of young children work at low-level, low-paying jobs primarily to have the satisfaction of providing for the growth of their children. A job that directly provides child care is exactly what many working mothers are looking for. Employers should realize that provision of child care as a fringe benefit is…

Four Piagetian tasks (bending rods, chemical combinations, balanced beams and lights/switches) were programmed on a microcomputer system to rectify perceived deficiencies in the tasks. These deficiencies included misleading perceptual clues, bias against females, familarity with content and task, and high cost of administration and data…

Abstracts of papers presented at the 1982 Annual Meeting of the Society for College Science Teachers (SCST) are listed alphabetically by first author in this two-part program. The first set of 28 abstracts represents a wide range of topics and issues in college science teaching, including among others, solar energy, scientific/technical writing,…

The adequacy of the Department of Education's automated information system for the Guaranteed Student Loan Program was assessed. The review conducted by the U.S. General Accounting Office focused on the department's efforts and plans to correct system deficiencies, the reasonableness and propriety of major system costs incurred, and the…

In response to the failure of North Lake College's Career Resource Center to meet its intended objectives, this report reviews the strengths and weaknesses of the original center proposal, assesses the present organization of the center, and outlines steps for its reorganization. The paper begins by providing background on the college and the…

Computerized formula-driven budget models are used by the Washington community college system to define resource needs for legislative budget requests and to distribute legislative appropriations among 22 community college districts. This manual outlines the sources of information needed to operate the model and illustrates the principles on which…

Presented are papers from the Minority Institutions Curriculum Exchange Conference held in January 1979 in Washington, D.C. The goals of the conference, supported by the National Science Foundation, were to facilitate contact and exchange of information among natural and social science faculty representatives at minority institutions, concerning…

INFORMATION CONTROL SHOULD BE AN INDIVIDUALIZED POLICY WHICH IS DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED FOR EACH INSTITUTION. THE NEED FOR INFORMATION CONTROL HAS ARISEN BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF OFFICES AND BUREAUS OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, THE USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, THE INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDIES ON STUDENTS, BUDGET REQUESTS, AND AMOUNTS OF…

Preliminary results of an evaluation conducted by the Center for Career Education for the Maine Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (MOICC) are presented. This evaluation focuses on the impact of the Guidance Information System (GIS), a computer information system, developed by MOICC. Data indicate that GIS has had an impact on career…