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| Community and Junior College… | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSlocum, Doris – Community and Junior College Journal, 1979
Presents excerpts from institutional publications to demonstrate the pompous and overly complicated nature of the prose used in college catalogs. Suggests that reading specialists analyze and revise catalogs so that they will be understood by the average high school student. (JP)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Analysis, Difficulty Level, Readability
Peer reviewedAndrews, Hans A.; Whitmore, Richard F. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1975
Kellogg Community College revised its catalog to make it more student-oriented by explaining open enrollment, credit hours, contact hours, individualized instruction, modular units, etc., in concise lay terms. 80,000 new catalogs were published as Sunday supplements to 6 area newspapers in June 1974. (DC)
Descriptors: Language Styles, Mass Media, Program Descriptions, Public Relations
Peer reviewedShandloff, Lucille G. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1973
School sampling has revealed a greater need for colleges to produce better written and more informative college catalogs. (RK)
Descriptors: College Admission, College Credits, Community Colleges, Degree Requirements
Peer reviewedPasqua, Tom – Community and Junior College Journal, 1974
Article discusses a regional subject matter catalog of lower division work and transfer requirements for use by counselors. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Planning, Higher Education, Program Development
