An annotated bibliography of selected documents in the ERIC collection dealing with general education for the two-year college occupational student. (DC)

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)

This study investigated the status of communications programs for the terminal technical-vocational student in public junior colleges in the United States. Data were gathered from 173 junior colleges in 28 states. It was found that (1) 65 percent of the respondents offer communications courses for occupational students and that the smaller and…

Included are the teacher's manual and the student's manual for the unit "Forces and Motion," one of a series of units for non-academic students developed by the 1970 Senior High School Science Workshop Committee. This unit is designed to give students an understanding of forces and motion. It is designed for students to learn how to: recognize…

This paper reports on an examination of the differences between and among community college students enrolled in transfer and occupational programs. Data were gathered from a sample of 924 full-time freshman and sophomore students enrolled in transfer and occupational programs in three Iowa community colleges in the spring of 1968. Seventy-nine…

Assessment of the progress of occupational students, while difficult, can be successfully achieved by means of cooperative efforts between theorists and researchers in student assessment and professional college staff members who work with students. (JDS)

In spring 1984, a survey was conducted by Montgomery College (MC) to ascertain the postsecondary educational goals of Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) 11th grade students; to understand students' perceptions of MC; to identify the criteria students use in college selection; and to assess the needs of entering students. Students at 18 of the…

BASIC TO THIS STUDY WAS THE ASSUMPTION THAT, IF ACQUAINTANCE WITH SOCIAL SCIENCE CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY IS OF ANY VALUE, ALL JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. TO LEARN HOW JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE PROVIDING SUCH COURSES FOR TERMINAL STUDENTS, THE AUTHOR VISITED 25 COLLEGES, WHERE HE INTERVIEWED FACULTY, VISITED CLASSES, AND…

THE STAFF OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM DEVELOPED QUESTIONNAIRES, CHECKLISTS AND PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO EXPRESS IN QUANTITATIVE TERMS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS AND THE JUNIOR COLLEGES THEY ATTEND. SINCE CORRELATIONS AMONG STUDENT AND COLLEGE CHARACTERISTICS WERE LOW TO MODERATE, ONLY VERY BROAD CONCLUSIONS COULD BE DRAWN. TWO-YEAR…

The document discusses the nature of moral judgment, reviews previous studies which link higher education to moral judgment, and presents results of a longitudinal study comparing college and non-college subjects. This project report from the Higher Education and Cognitive-Social Development Project at the University of Minnesota is presented in…

IN 1966-67, AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM SCORES EARNED BY 67 GLENDALE COLLEGE (ARIZONA) TECHNICAL STUDENTS WERE COMPARED WITH SCORES OF THE COLLEGE'S POPULATION AS A WHOLE, NUMBERING 693 STUDENTS. THE SCORES OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS TENDED TO BE LOWER IN ENGLISH AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, ABOUT THE SAME AS THOSE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION IN NATURAL…

As the number of unemployed and underemployed college graduates increases, the secondary school system will encounter the following developments: (1) a clash over the early placement of twelfth graders in college; (2) a need to rethink the college-orientation of high school curricula; and (3) a need for more attention to non-college-bound youth.…

Questions whether community colleges are democratizing higher education or if they are extending the "tracking" which has characterized our comprehensive system of secondary education, by screening from four-year colleges disproportionate numbers of ethnic minorities, students from lower socioeconomic classes, and students who are less able…

AS A RESULT OF CRITICISM BY AN ACCREDITATION TEAM, EL CAMINO COLLEGE DISCONTINUED ITS PRACTICE OF ALLOWING DEGREE CREDIT FOR ENGLISH A (A MAKE-UP COURSE) AND REQUIRED THAT ALL EXCEPT BUSINESS MAJORS HAVE ENGLISH 1A PROFICIENCY. PLANS WERE THEN BEGUN TO DEVELOP AN INTERMEDIATE, NON-TRANSFER COURSE THAT WOULD SATISFY THE AA DEGREE REQUIREMENTS BUT…

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…