In view of the recent trend to train technicians to support the activities of professionals, it is suggested by some that the two-year technician program should be extended to four years, culminating in a bachelor of technology degree. (HH)

The purpose of this report is to outline recommendations for submission to the Illinois Board of Higher Education on the preparation of junior college teachers. Ways in which Illinois' universities could alleviate the shortage and improve the quality of junior college teachers are suggested. The report is organized into two parts, consisting of…

Letters were sent to 877 junior colleges listed in the American Association of Junior Colleges Directory (1967). Those expected to open in 1968 were included in the mailing. The colleges were asked to send the number of instructional and administrative vacancies they expected for the academic year 1968-69 and the qualifications required of…

The growing need for junior college teachers stimulated this examination of teacher characteristics and potential sources of new teachers. Since junior colleges will receive an increasing share of the nation's college enrollment, junior colleges must attract qualified faculty members. The literature on junior college faculty characteristics…

Advances in technology have greatly increased industry's demand for qualified technicians. The role of the technician has become more sophisticated and is essential in modern industry. (HH)

The United States has made striking technical advances in recent years, but there has not been comparable progress in social services. Greater affluence and leisure for some have been one result of technical progress, but problems of poverty and urban development are more pressing. New developments to improve the condition of society can be…

The Education Professions developing Act of 1967 (EPDA) provides funds to assist institutions of higher learning in educating personnel to serve as teachers, administrators, or educational specialists in the junior colleges. The University of Hawaii was among 47 institutions awarded funds for junior college fellowships. These 2-year fellowships…

A library-college media center can serve to merge the library and classroom and to establish an innovations center. The staffing requirements of the media centers include media specialists, media technicians, and media aides. (MS)

FROM THE 222 RESPONSES TO THIS SURVEY ON LIBRARY STAFFING NEEDS AND ON THE PREPARATION OF LIBRARY PERSONNEL, IT WAS FOUND THAT SMALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS HAVE THE GREATEST NEED FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF AND THAT JUNIOR COLLEGE POSITIONS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED DESIRABLE. THE TERMS PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIAN, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL LIBRARIAN, TECHNICIAN, AND…

QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS FROM ADMINISTRATORS IN 167 PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE THE BASIS FOR PROJECTIONS OF NATIONAL NEEDS FOR PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS, 1963-75. FOR THIS PERIOD 1,077 KEY ADMINISTRATIVE VACANCIES (352 PRESIDENTS, 324 ACADEMIC DEANS, 281 BUSINESS MANAGERS, AND 120 STUDENT PERSONNEL DEANS) WERE PREDICTED. PRESIDENTS AND…

TO PREDICT THE NEED FOR CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS OF PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO EXPLORE SOURCES FOR RECRUITING SUCH PERSONNEL, DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM (1) BIOGRAPHICAL PUBLICATIONS, (2) QUESTIONNAIRES FROM 333 CHIEF ADMINISTRATORS, (3) PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE AND PUBLICATIONS, AND (4) STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOURCES.…

This position paper represents the consensus of the Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences (CUEBS) Panel on Biology in the Two-Year College. The Panel defines achievable, as well as, requisite goals and recommends methods for their implementation. Major topic headings in the pamphlet are (1) The Institution and Its…

Two standing committees of the Advisory Council on College Chemistry, the Teacher Development Committee and the Two-Year College Committee, jointly sponsored a 2-part study of the chemistry programs and faculty of 2-year colleges during 1966-1967. Preliminary results of the study were reported and discussed at a conference held in Dallas, Texas,…

Lists ten suggestions for recruiting staff members for student publications. (GW)