Community and technical colleges serve a vital function in STEM education by training workers for medium- and high-skilled technical careers and providing employers the labor necessary to operate and maintain thriving business ventures. A curriculum developed with the elements of a systems-based approach results in a program more relevant to the…

RIO HONDO JUNIOR COLLEGE ESTABLISHED A 2-YEAR PROGRAM TO TRAIN TEACHER AIDES FOR SERVICE IN THE LOS NIETOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS REPORT (1) TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHER AIDE PROGRAM, (2) DESCRIBES THE CURRICULUM LEADING TO THE AA DEGREE, (3) OUTLINES THE COURSE CONTENT, (4) PRESENTS SAMPLES OF AN ATTITUDE SCALE AND OF AN…

THIS REPORT OF THE COMPLETION OF PHASE I OF A FIVE-PHASE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF CURRICULUM GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTRUCTOR TRAINING, BASED ON A STATEWIDE SURVEY IN NEW YORK. OBJECTIVES AND REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND SKILLS ARE DESCRIBED FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN X-RAY, INHALATION THERAPY, DENTAL AUXILIARY, MEDICAL RECORDS,…

This study determines the effects of spaced and massed practice on text-editing typing production using machines without a visual screen and with a visual screen. The author also makes recommendations for curriculum revisions of word processing courses in community colleges. (CT)

Suggests methods of curriculum development in the speech communication discipline that would offer students opportunities to acquire information and master skills that will enhance academic success and career development. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1001, Falls…

STUDIES OF JUNIOR COLLEGE CURRICULA VARY WIDELY IN TYPE AND SOURCE. DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, RECOGNIZED AS A FIRST STEP IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IS DESCRIBED IN SIX STUDIES AS AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A RATIONALE FOR PROGRAMS, COURSE CONTENT, AND CURRICULUM EVALUATION. SURVEYS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS, REPORTED IN 20 STUDIES,…

Asserts that general education revision committees are often unprepared for their task. Presents an analysis identifying four key issues confronting reformers--knowledge, student learning, faculty competence, and content--and describing how three models of general education (Great Books, Scholarly Discipline, and Effective Citizen) might respond…

At Los Medanos College (LMC), a project was undertaken in 1978 to develop an inter- and intradisciplinary general education program that would: (1) develop among students an awareness of major social issues of the late 20th Century; (2) help them analyze social problems and inquire into the options for resolving them; (3) broaden their world view…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENT ON BEGINNING CHEMISTRY AND THEIR BACKGROUND PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT IN THE COURSE. OF THE 609 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BEGINNING CHEMISTRY IN THE 1964-65 ACADEMIC YEAR, 45 PERCENT RECEIVED GRADES OF A, B, OR C. OF THE GROUP STUDIED, 23 PERCENT WERE REPEATING THE…

Results of a survey on the Classics curriculum in colleges conducted by the Committee on the State of the Classics of the American Philological Association between August 1970 and March 1971. (RS)

Discusses how curriculum evaluation of Virginia Western Community College's two-year communication design program has caused the art curriculum committee to examine four central issues and make difficult decisions about how best to serve its current student population. Looks at: job preparation vs. providing a solid foundation, physical…

Developed in response to the expanding role of faculty in community college governance and curriculum development, this report reviews the role, structure, and duties of local college curriculum committees and presents standards of good practice. Following an introduction, the role of the curriculum committee is described, and relevant sections…

In August 1981, a task force was created at Maryland's Prince George's Community College (PGCC) to analyze the college's General Education (GE) requirements in terms of their appropriateness as a major component of Associate Degree (AD) programs. Rather than increase the number of GE requirements, the task force sought to identify the skills,…

At Florida's Seminole Community College (SCC), all curriculum change proposals for any of the academic units at the college must first be evaluated and approved by the Curriculum Committee (CC). In an effort to provide CC members with information on college procedures pertaining to the curriculum change process as well as the basic principles of…

This paper presents a working framework for a controlled change of instructional practices within a community college. A methodology for the training of students and faculty in the evaluation of curriculum and instruction is presented: (1) establish a positive rationale for evaluation within a context of meaningful philosophy; (2) determine a…