One of a series of articles to be included in AAJC book, Fifty States/Fifty Years.

This handbook includes such information as: officers of the association; calendar of events (1978); listings of standing committees of the association; history and philosophy of the organization; the constitution and by-laws; association representatives; association champions; association records relevant to particular sports; awards granted; and…

QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 71 CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS (A 97 PERCENT RETURN) AND DISTRICT POLICY STATEMENTS WERE ANALYZED TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR MAKING POLICY CONCERNING SABBATICAL LEAVES AT EL CAMINO COLLEGE. SABBATICAL LEAVE POLICIES WERE IN EFFECT AT 58 COLLEGES, AND THOSE WITHOUT SUCH POLICIES WERE GENERALLY NEW INSTITUTIONS.…

IN AN ANALYSIS OF THE TREND OF URBAN JUNIOR COLLEGES TOWARD MULTICAMPUS DISTRICTS, THE ADVANTAGES OF VARIOUS MULTICAMPUS ORGANIZATIONAL PLANS ARE COMPARED. EACH OF THE 10 DISTRICTS STUDIED FOLLOWED ONE OF THREE BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS--(1) MULTICOLLEGE, IN WHICH THE DISTRICT OPERATES TWO OR MORE INDIVIDUAL COMPREHENSIVE COLLEGES, (2)…

A REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE LITERATURE INDICATED A NEED TO BROADEN THE TRADITIONAL CONCEPTION OF COMPREHENSION AND TO EXTEND THE USUAL RANGE OF READING SKILLS IN A READING TEST WITH FOUR MAJOR DIVISIONS--(1) RATE IS A TEST OF THE READER'S READING SPEED, (2) VOCABULARY ITEMS TEST HIS RECOGNITION OF WORDS, TERMS, AND IDIOMS, AS WELL AS HIS ABILITY TO…

IN AN INTERVIEW, EDMUND J. GLEAZER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES, DESCRIBED TRENDS IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE--(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS, (2) INCREASED STATE LEVEL SUPPORT, (3) REGIONAL GROUPS FOR COORDINATION AND STIMULATION OF DEVELOPMENT, (4) DEVELOPMENT OF A ROLE WHICH…

IN SPRING 1967, AN 80-PERCENT RESPONSE WAS OBTAINED IN A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES AT 20 PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES IN NEW ENGLAND. WITHIN THE GROUP OF 16 RESPONDENTS, HIGH, LOW, AND AVERAGE BASE SALARIES WERE TABULATED FOR EACH ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION IN 1966-67 AND 1967-68. SIMILAR INFORMATION WAS COMPILED FOR BASE SALARY PLUS…

Institutional research (IR), defined as inquiry "directed toward data useful or necessary [for] intelligent decisions and/or for the successful maintenance, operation and/or improvement of a given collegiate institution," can be directly applied to soaring enrollment, greater administrative complexity, rising costs. The junior college…

This study was to determine (1) the average number of hours per day the students study; (2) if they study more during the week before an exam than at any other time during the term; (3) if students in some division study more than those in other divisions; (4) if they study more on any one day of the week than another (of a Monday-through-Thursday…

A COMPLETE PROPERTY APPRAISAL SERVES AS A BASIS FOR CONTROL, INSURANCE AND VALUE ESTIMATE. A PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL FIRM SHOULD PERFORM THIS FUNCTION BECAUSE (1) IT IS FAMILIAR WITH PROPER METHODS, (2) IT CAN PREPARE THE REPORT WITH MINIMUM CONFUSION AND INTERRRUPTION OF THE COLLEGE OPERATION, (3) USE OF ITS PRICING LIBRARY REDUCES TIME NEEDED AND…

This report of two case studies examines the causes and effects of a junior college change into a 4-year institution. The hypothesis supported by the findings was that the goals of a 2-year community college will not be adequately served in a 4-year college even where there is a formal commitment by the 4-year college to serve such goals.…

This report, requested and funded by a committee of community leaders, investigates the recruiting, training and employment of cooks, waitresses, maids, and small business managers needed on the island of Kauai through the year 1973. Projected increases in tourism and hotel construction indicate substantial need for well trained personnel. Courses…

This report cites the inadequate and chaotic means being used to establish new junior college libraries today. Booklists "borrowed" from other junior colleges are too specifically oriented to the needs of the lending institution, and lists generated by associations are too broadly based to be efficient in specific cases. Furthermore, a…

The assessment of junior college environments has taken two forms--assessment based on (1) empirically derived data and (2) philosophic discourse. Both approaches have their place in the literature. More stress, however, should be placed on research findings. With this in mind, researchers are developing new sophisticated instrumentation. A…