IN ORDER TO DETERMINE CALIFORNIA'S NEEDS FOR TRAINING OF PHOTO-OPTICS INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIANS, PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED IN 100 FIRMS AND AGENCIES MANUFACTURING OR USING SUCH EQUIPMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRAINING NEEDED COULD SUITABLY BE PROVIDED AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL AND THAT COSTS WOULD NOT BE PROHIBITIVE. SPECIFIC…

Describes activities of the Chemical Engineering Department at the Agriculture and Mechanical University (A&M) of Texas. Brief history of Texas (A&M) University's graduate and undergraduate programs, research efforts and the foreseeable future of the department are also included. (HM)

The curriculum presented in this document was created through the auspices of Louisiana State University's Center for Wetland Resources. Need for a program to train qualified personnel for the transportation segment of the mineral and oil industry was shown by a shortage of skilled workers. With the cooperation of a local high school, a one-year…

In response to concerns of unnecessary duplication in programs offered by Texas community/junior colleges and the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) system, TSTC conducted a two-phase study to examine curricula, enrollments, and outcomes for both systems. The first phase described differences in technical program curricula and graduate percent…

Containing recommendations of a 36-person task force, this report establishes a direction for actions that the Virginia Beach, Virginia school division should take to improve the current educational program. Recommendations are presented in four sections. Section 1 (kindergarten-grade 12) discusses curriculum, staff development, and student…

An overview is provided of the status and future of science, engineering, and mathematics education in public two-year colleges. In addition, results of several national-level studies are reviewed, and 15 recommendations developed by the National Task Force for the Improvement of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education in Community,…