A project was conducted to create a model for articulation with emphasis on student needs in high-technology vocational programs at Spokane Area Vocational Skills Center (SAVSC) that are common to programs at Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC). Since there are students who will transfer from the SAVSC to SFCC in the programs of broadcasting,…

Georgia's two-year technical institutes have played a prominant role in linking education with industry. Five major interrelated efforts have worked to transform the state from an agrarian economy to one utilizing advanced technologies. The first of these, the Quick-Start Program, offers state-paid services, such as consultation, employee…

The Educational Services Process Model described in this guide is made up of six interactive and interdependent elements functionally related to the common goal of student success. After part I traces the evolution of student services in the community college, part II presents 10 assumptions for planning, highlighting the need for staff…

A study was conducted to obtain an initial view of exemplary programs involving an emphasis on work and education in postsecondary settings. Twenty programs were selected and described on the basis of comprehensiveness of approach, cross-section of institutional settings, cross-section of educational traditions or approaches to career education,…

A model is described that can be used to establish postsecondary cooperative internship programs or improve existing programs to bring vocational education and business together. Following an introduction that includes definitions of terms, chapter 2 defines an internship program. Chapters 3-12 discuss the 10 procedures/components involved in the…

Designed as a guide for those community college institutions developing a career planning center, this handbook presents a model for planning and implementing such a center. Options for centers are suggested for three levels of development and staffing: self-directed, intermediate, and comprehensive. Chapter 1 outlines the rationale and possible…

Recommendations are presented for developing career guidance centers in community colleges which would enable their clients to explore, prepare for, select, and progress in an occupation in line with their individual needs, interests, and abilities, and in a job with occupational opportunities. The following areas are outlined: (1) career guidance…

This five-part report summarizes the 1975-1978 activities of the Human Services/Drug Abuse (HS/DA) Project coordinated by Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) under the sponsorship of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Part I discusses the membership selection, formation, organization, and current status of a national demonstration consortium…

The 1978-79 activities of the Human Services/Drug Abuse (HS/DA) Project are summarized in this three-part report. The Project, which is coordinated by Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), seeks to: (1) form a national HS/DA consortium of two-year colleges, (2) develop two modular and multi-component courses for use in HS/DA programs, and (3)…

While demonstrating the potential of feminist education to promote positive social change, experiences with the women's studies programs at Staten Island Community College (SICC) and Brooklyn College (BC) also dramatize the need for women's studies to overcome factionalism and middle-class elitism in order to construct a pedagogy for oppressed…

Two-year colleges' staff development practices are examined so as to highlight issues, concerns, and problems; outline possible solutions; and offer alternative models. A brief review of the topical literature opens the report, followed by discussion of the "Change Agent Study" (Rand Corporation's four-year study of federally funded programs to…

This first volume of a sourcebook presents a framework for identifying best practices of integrating career preparation into the community college. An introduction identifies seven domains of competency critical for postsecondary students: foundation academic competencies, education for citizenship, job specific/technical skills, career…

The Learning in Smaller Companies (LISC) project was undertaken to develop links between academic institutions and work-based learning in Scotland. The University of Stirling worked with Falkirk College and Clackmannan College to create a number of work-based learning schemes for employers in small and medium-sized enterprises. The programs were…

MDC, Inc.'s Alliance for Achievement was a 4-year school change demonstration aimed at encouraging more students to continue their education beyond high school by linking middle schools, high schools, and community colleges into a unified continuum. Implemented in six southern communities, it focused on increasing minority and low-income student…

In response to the conflicting needs of English as a Second Language (ESL) students in English Basic Skills (EBS) courses at Bergen Community College, a project has been proposed to provide a more comprehensive program. The plan of operation is divided into five components: (1) identification, testing, and placement; (2) orientation and…