This teaching unit, designed for advanced high school students and average junior college students in a humanities oriented literature course, has one primary objective: to correlate similar thinking in two different time periods and locales. The philosophy of Taoism in ancient China and the philosophy of transcendentalism in nineteenth century…

This is a negotiated agreement between the Macomb College Association of Administrative Personnel (MCAAP) and the Board of Trustees of Macomb County Community College (Michigan). The MCAAP includes the chief executives of each campus, the business managers, deans, department chairmen, and the directors of registration, counseling, and other…

Twelve members of the Rhode Island Board of Regents, 14 administrators of Rhode Island Junior College (RIJC), and 14 officers of the RIJC Association were polled concerning who should set educational policy in twenty different areas. Responses were received from 6 regents, 10 administrators, and 10 faculty. Response data is given for the overall…

For this conference "developmental education" was defined as "any program which assists students in overcoming any deficiencies they may have in their preparation for post-secondary education." This document includes summary reports of panel discussions and the texts of keynote addresses. Panel session topics include: (1)…

In recent years, community colleges have made concerted efforts to reach out and meet the needs of the communities they serve. Relevance in community college education depends upon the successful identification of individual and social needs and the implementation of responsive programs. As a basis for conducting a community needs assessment, the…

The Nursing graduates of Lakeland Community College (Ohio) from 1970 through and including 1973 were surveyed by a mail questionnaire to determine: where the nurses are employed, what types of jobs they hold, what are their salaries, what types of assignments are included in their nursing positions, and how they rate their education at Lakeland in…

In order to appraise the value of teacher peer evaluation as practiced at Los Angeles City College, a questionnaire was sent to 300 counselors, administrators, and tenured faculty. Eighty-four questionnaires were returned. The major finding was that the present system was ineffective in that the teaching characteristics of those evaluated did not…

The author designed an instructional package including slides and tape cassettes for individual use by students learning to use a hand calculator to perform computations. Students (n=17) using the package were given pretests and posttests of ability and attitude. On the three sets of cognitive objectives, mastery was achieved by 96 percent, 76…

In fall 1970 several sections of a one-semester required U.S. history course (History 27: American History and Constitution) at Cerritos College (California) were combined into a joint lecture-discussion (JL) for 200 or more students. The opportunities for providing two lecturers stressing their topical specialties in group discussions seemed…

This document proposes specific changes in the California Education Code which would prescribe minimum standards for the formation of public community colleges. The Code regulations would define "college", require the assessment of local needs and preferences before the establishment of a new college, provide objectives for the formation…

It was hypothesized that there is a significant difference in attitudes toward theories of learning between faculty members who assess experiential learning (EL) for award of college credit and those who do not. A questionnaire eliciting opinion on EL assessment methods and philosophy was distributed to 595 faculty members at 54 two- and four-year…

A modified version of the "Survey of Adult Learning," originally developed by the Educational Testing Service, was distributed to a sample of 800 of the 60,835 adults residing in the area surrounding Fort Scott Community College to determine the learning needs of the community. A response rate of 43 percent was obtained. Results…

This document describes a faculty attempt to change the composition of the Board of Trustees at Mt. San Antonio College (California). Since the establishment of the college in 1946, the Board has had very few changes in membership; the trustees have served very long terms and reflect the white, rural outlook at the community's past. The community…

This report describes the 2-year cooperative education demonstration project conducted in three colleges of the San Mateo Junior College District (California). The project, involving all academic disciplines, offers co-op students three plans: (1) alternate class attendance and a full-time job in conjunction with another student on a semester…

The need for statewide coordinating agencies has become more evident as the number of junior colleges within each state continues to grow. These centralized agencies can assist in reducing unnecessary competition and duplication among junior colleges, and can improve the coordination of statewide educational needs with those of the individual…