This study attempted to discover how well practitioners and specialists feel the community college is providing life-science education for all of its constituency. It compared opinions of 218 administrators and instructors of public and private junior and senior colleges concerning what they thought should be taught. The information was taken from…

This report is a compilation of reports and abstracts relating to research and innovative instructional activities conducted at Santa Fe Junior College (Florida) during the 1970-71 academic year. It is the third of an annual series and serves to document what has been tried at the college to encourage others to re-examine and experiment, and to…

THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DEFINE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, TO EXAMINE ITS PRACTICE IN CERTAIN COLLEGES, AND TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT IT DOES NOT INFLUENCE CURRICULUM CHANGE. THE DATA WERE OBTAINED THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH PRESIDENTS, ACADEMIC DEANS, AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN OF FIVE LARGE TEXAS PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES AND DO NOT NECESSARILY…

Outlines the nature and benefits of curricular reforms designed to facilitate the development of students prepared for lifelong learning and responsible citizenship. States that these ends may be achieved via the integration, into existing curricula, of a comprehensive overview of the phenomena of interest to scholars, the types of theory and…

A survey was conducted of the 56 public and private two-year colleges in Illinois to determine the nature of their course offerings in mass communication. The results showed that 65% of the schools offered a course in mass communication and 72% offered an introductory course. Most of the introductory courses had been offered for more than five…

Discusses the results of a survey published under the title: Curriculum Preferences of California Junior College Journalism Instructors''. (GB)

This curriculum study focuses on the subject areas of English, mathematics, accounting, shorthand, and typewriting at Kapiolani Community College, Oahu, Hawaii. The author traces the inclusion of these areas in the business education program, as the college evolved from a technical school to a comprehensive junior college. One notable aspect of…

A survey questionnaire was sent to speech instructors at 55 public and private community and junior colleges in Illinois to determine the status of small group discussion instruction and curricula. In addition, careful examination was given to course catalogs and general sources that have a direct relationship to the community and junior colleges…

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,…

The progress over two semesters of an interdisciplinary compensatory education program is reported, including: (1) a history of the remedial education effort at Crane City College; (2) an explanation of compensatory education, showing the differences from and advantages over a standard block of remedial courses; (3) the philosophy, format, key…

The purpose of this study was to identify, analyze, and evaluate the practices related to curriculum, articulation, and sequential planning in the biological science courses offered by California public junior colleges. Practices were recommended for biology courses for non-science transfer students. Among the recommendations were (1) to offer an…

This study considers the nature and frequency of curricular offerings in 758 junior colleges in the United States. Courses are classified as transfer, occupational, or comprehensive (both transfer and occupational), and tables are provided showing how frequently a course was offered, its relative ranking based on the frequency, and the percentage…

This document discusses the curriculum model for the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST). Curriculum development is a vital part in educating adults for employment, especially since adult students have such diverse needs, backgrounds, and interests. Economics, demographics, and technology are all issues that push…

Explores ethnic studies course offerings in community colleges, including descriptions of the variance in ethnic studies course offerings by institutional characteristics such as nonwhite enrollment, enrollment size, and liberal arts course offerings. Indicates that, although traditional interdisciplinary ethnic studies course offerings have…

Based on data drawn from a survey of English department chairpersons, a profile was constructed of the typical two-year college in the southeastern United States in its teaching of American literature. The data revealed that the typical school had a small number of students enrolled in American literature survey courses and that teachers tended to…