This study probes the relative effects of 2-year and 4-year college environments on their students. Using a population of 305 male students who had resided and graduated from public schools in the same county, 195 were randomly selected for the study. These students--68 from a university and 46 liberal arts, 25 technical, and 56 business students…

The purpose of this study was to discover what the nonreturning student does when he leaves Montgomery College and why he left prior to earning a degree. This report is the second phase of a total follow-up study conducted by the Office of Institutional Research. The first phase consisted of a study of what the 1970 graduates were doing four…

Based largely upon original research and unpublished materials, this book provides basic information on the philosophy, functions, organization, students, curricula and faculty in the community junior college. The book is designed for graduate programs which prepare community college teachers and administrators; it includes information on…

This study, which concerns the impact of Harcum Junior College on student learning, considers the average improvement of a sample of students in a series of skills-achievement measures. It is concluded that students who complete transfer curricula receive effective preparation for continued study in a four year institution. (DLG)

The responses of some 30 two-year colleges in the northeastern United States to a 13-item questionnaire survey relating to percentage of responses for various types of mail questionnaires are summarized. Results of the survey show that maximum returns might be anticipated from a forced-choice questionnaire among identified administrators, with…

This report, prepared for the President's Advisory Council for Education Professions Development, describes the special characteristics of the community junior college, its students, and its staff. Major current efforts in preservice and in-service program planning and recommended programs designed to meet the various needs of staff are outlined.…

This bibliography lists the reports of research studies conducted at the 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System during the 1975-76 academic year. Over 110 studies are listed in the three sections of this document. The first section provides annotations for 47 of the studies, selected on the basis of anticipated interest, quality of…

This document outlines an integrated plan for establishing a community college counseling group exclusively for Chicanas, which focuses on strengthening self-concept in order to succeed in college. Among the objectives of the counseling program are increasing the personal power base of the counselee, enhancement of the Chicana's ethnic group…

A study was conducted to evaluate the performance after one academic year of new students at Essex County College, an urban institution with a predominantly black student body. The population for the study was the fall 1974 freshman class. General findings of the study included: (1) 72.4% of the students registered for 12 or more credits; (2) the…

Presents results of a four-year longitudinal study of a group of two-year college students who selected at least one telecourse during their first term. Examines student characteristics, retention, academic progress, graduation rates, and continued enrollment in telecourses to determine the effectiveness and impact of the delivery system. (DMM)

Foresees a dramatic impact on student assessment for both placement and instruction by rapidly changing technology. Considers the use of computers in pretesting, placement, vocational interests/aptitude assessment, special population tests, diagnostic assessment, linking assessment and instruction, scoring tests and generating data, and providing…

Offers a review of ERIC documents providing descriptions of testing programs and evaluations of student assessment programs, as well as materials focusing on assessment validity, state testing initiatives, and cohort testing. (DMM)

Offers a literature review of available research on two-year college vocational students, focusing on students' characteristics, abilities, backgrounds, and objectives. Looks at ways vocational and transfer students differ. Contrasts the characteristics of students in different vocational programs. Discusses implications for further research. (DMM)

Considers ways of measuring educational outcomes. Summarizes results from the Center for the Study of Community Colleges' administration of the General Academic Assessment, which measures the general education/liberal arts knowledge of two-year college student cohorts. Reveals direct relationships between test scores and credits taken and…

Factors in the 1970s' dramatic shift from liberal arts to career education enrollment in community colleges include an infusion of federal funds, rapid growth of the student population, rapid technological growth, and a faltering economy resulting in unemployment and reduced educational benefits for four-year college graduates. (MSE)