These procedures--developed by a special commission of the National Faculty Association of Community and Junior Colleges--describe the frequency, nature, process, and scope of such actions. The criteria and methods of evaluation are set at an initial conference between the evaluation team and the faculty member, and the college is obligated to…

This is the second in a series of annual presentations on the innovative, experimental, and research activities conducted at Santa Fe Junior College. The studies include: classroom activities, college-wide research, short statements on different instructional approaches to formal dissertation abstracts, subjective observations, intricate…

The purpose of this study was to discover the workload policy for full-time counselors at each California community college and to compare them to see what variability existed. The response rate to questionnaires sent to all California community colleges was 79 per cent. Workloads were found to range from 15 to 40 hours per week. It is believed…

This study examined the responses of 2,211 students constituting about 75% of the enrollment of an urban junior college in an effort to identify elements of student attrition. The author suggested that there may be criteria of success other than graduation. The purpose of the study was to aid in a definition of "success" as perceived by…

The investigator describes the writing problems of remedial English students in four community colleges and concludes: (1) remedial English teachers disagree on the value of certain writing factors; (2) prefer global ratings of initial compositions; (3) disagree on criteria for evaluating compositions, placement procedures, course objectives,…

This study of the 1968 graduates of Manatee Junior College, Florida, showed that: (1) it is not necessary to be in the top 40% of grade 12 to succeed in junior college, (2) students in the lowest percentiles at entrance can earn a degree, (3) the average candidate for a degree should expect to spend more than four terms at the junior college, (4)…

If education is meant to change students' attitudes and actions, good teaching must be defined to achieve this goal and to improve instruction. Evaluation allows the teacher to identify his goals with those of the institution and to know the status of his skills, attitudes, and knowledge in relation to it. Sound evaluation makes goal achievement…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any systematic differences in intellective factors between graduates and non-graduates in the associate degree programs that may be useful for improving the selection process. Ten predictor and eight criterion variables were measured for all associate degree freshman classes at the college…

This article defines institutional research, names several areas in which research is vital to junior college operations, provides guidelines for institutional research, and includes a selective bibliography on institutional research. (JC)

Considering a satellite program for a local housing park, Roger Williams College examined (1) its feasibility, (2) alternate ways of setting it up, (3) sources of funds, (4) curriculum design, (5) selection of staff. Park residents were asked to share in planning, decisions, implementation, and operation. As initial reaction was wary, the college…

Current lay board membership was found to come from business owner/manager (35%), professional/technical (27%), and seven other occupational groups. Nearly half were college graduates. Membership qualifications were discussed. A poll of administrators showed that 98% preferred popular election for choosing members. Board responsibilities included…

This study was designed in 1958 to gather two kinds of data: vocational, personal, and educational experiences of 300 freshmen (220 men; 80 women); and their evaluation of the effects of college on their lives. Overall results are given here; other results will appear later. By 1960, the many observations included: 54% valued their courses most…

Phase I of Northern California Cooperative Research Project on Student Withdrawals (NORCAL) examined withdrawal and continuing students in 23 colleges, evaluated the data, predicted potential withdrawals, and summarized findings. A questionnaire was used to help develop a model to predict attrition within the first term of enrollment. The junior…

If a student's perception of his environment affects his behavior in it, the college should have a measure of it as additional data for educational decisions. This would be added to the student's personal data file already maintained by the college, and used in developing new programs and policies; in self-study; to compare with normative data; to…

The junior college, to apply its understanding of society as it relates to education, must have a sound student personnel program. This study of programs at Missouri's 11 junior colleges examined their functions and financing to see what improvements might be made. A questionnaire was developed as a checklist of functions necessary to develop an…