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Peer reviewedHumphreys, Lloyd G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1971
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, College Students, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedBent, Henry A. – Physics Teacher, 1970
Describes a terminal, nonlab course in chemistry in a liberal arts college. Rationale, goals, procedures, and student evaluations are presented. (DS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, General Education, Instruction
Sanchez, Bonnie M. – Community College Frontiers, 1977
An annotated bibliography of selected documents in the ERIC collection dealing with general education for the two-year college occupational student. (DC)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy, General Education
Peer reviewedCrandall, Deborah – Community College Review, 1975
The inclusion of general education curricula in occupational programs has been both condemned and praised. This article reviews the literature relating to this issue and questions the paucity of research designed to assess the opinions of the students involved. A 17-item bibliography is provided. (DC)
Descriptors: General Education, Liberal Arts, Literature Reviews, Student Attitudes
Tighe, Donald J., Ed. – 1977
Community college faculty and administrators from seven states joined in a dialogue on liberal education in the community college in order to identify problems, define terms, and to suggest solutions to further the development of liberal education in the community college. The discussion focused on four issues: education for practical wisdom…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Definitions
Download full textAmerican River Junior Coll., Sacramento, CA. – 1975
Because of the very early closure of certain courses, a questionnaire was developed and administered to all evening college students registering during a pre-determined period in order to identify enrollment patterns. Another questionnaire was administered following the first census week to students in a 10 percent randomly selected sample of…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Evening Programs, Evening Students
Lomen, Lynn D. – 1976
This study was designed to determine the degree to which English I, Political Science I, Mathematics 20, and Spanish I were perceived by Los Angeles Valley College graduates to have contributed to their acquisition of practical skills. A questionnaire listing 21 job-related skills (determined through employer and supervisor interviews) was sent to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Employment Qualifications, General Education
McCuskey, E. Scott; Worley, William E. – 1974
The heterogeneous nature of community college populations has resulted in an academic dichotomy within two-year institutions. Most institutions offer two types of programs: (1) discipline-based, university parallel programs, oriented toward transferring students to four-year institutions; (2) vocational/technical programs, oriented toward terminal…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Elective Courses
Lombardi, John – 1978
The phenomenal growth in enrollments in occupational courses since the early Sixties signals a new direction for the community college movement. From a predominantly baccalaureate-oriented institution the community college has become an occupational-oriented institution. The statistics on the college, state, and national level attest to this…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Education, Economic Climate, Educational History
