Areas in the United States are experiencing limited access to dental care. A solution to this issue includes utilizing the dental hygiene workforce; however, changes to the existing dental hygiene curriculum will be needed. The purpose of this study is to determine the perceptions of dental hygiene program directors employed at two-year colleges…

Aligning vocational curricula with the labor market needs is a common reported challenge in developing countries. Little is known, however, about how vocational community colleges in such contexts regularly review and redesign their curricula to ensure the quality and relevance of their programs. From a curriculum design (CD) perspective, this…

This study addressed a need for comprehensive quantitative empirical studies to determine the effectiveness of using popular culture media as a teaching technique. A quasi-experimental design was implemented to examine whether a group of community college students taking a first-semester introduction to business course who were exposed to a…

This study reports the results of teaching junior college students in a block or mini-college plan, in which five teachers shared the same students in a core program of courses. Objectives of this approach included increasing student identity with the college, developing new concepts about team teaching, utilizing the advantages of modern…

In 1990, a study was conducted of telecommunications in Washington State community colleges. The study focused on the quality of telecourses, current telecourse offerings, current and future plans for community college use of teleconferences, and innovations in telecommunications beyond telecourses. Data were gathered from four sources:…

RESPONSES FROM 60 PERCENT OF 190 APPLIANCE DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS, AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS SURVEYED BY QUESTIONNAIRE SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR TRAINED TECHNICAL PERSONNEL, WHO SHOULD HAVE SPECIAL SKILLS AND TRAINING AT THE POST-HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. NEED FOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND POST-ENTRY TRAINING PROGRAMS WAS INDICATED. ORGANIZATIONS…

Points out the responsibility of the junior college journalism instructor to make sure his students are competent in reading and reporting public opinion polls. (GB)

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…

A study was conducted at Skyline College (California) to identify the career planning skills needed by word processing students; to select career planning concepts appropriate for the four semesters of the college's word processing program; to match the career planning skills with appropriate secretarial courses; and to develop career infusion…

PLATO IV (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) is the fourth generation of a computer assisted instructional system developed at the University of Illinois. The use of PLATO IV at five community colleges, and an evaluation of its educational impact on participating students, instructors, and colleges are described. The PLATO system…

The California Psychological Inventory was administered to 175 Union Correctional Institution inmates enrolled in the college level program offered by Lake City Community College (Florida). Useable data pertaining to personality characteristics, self-image, values, and general expectations were obtained from 151 inmates who were eligible for the…

Some preliminary findings of the National Junior College English Study recently completed by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), November 28, 1969, in Washington, D.C. (DS)

Excerpts from the preliminary report. Copies of the 16-page report are available without charge from MLA/ERIC, 62 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10011. (DS)

The purpose of this practicum was to test the belief that a need existed for a two-year associate degree program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College in the area of Human Services. A questionnaire was developed and mailed to 25 community agencies, of which 78 percent responded. Results of the survey showed that nine of the responding agencies…

Describes the findings of a study of Native American Studies in the State University of New York Community College System. Details information on specific courses offered and their enrollments; coverage of Native American topics in broader courses; and reasons for lack of courses. Includes the questionnaire. (WL)