The activities of the 37th annual meeting of the National Junior College Athletic Association in March 1978 are chronicled. (MM)

DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE PLANNING OF PROGRAMS FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS, AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE LOS ANGELES CITY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT AND EACH OF FOUR SENIOR INSTITUTIONS. DISPLAYS SHOW JUNIOR COLLEGE COURSES ACCEPTABLE FOR MEETING SENIOR INSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS IN GENERAL EDUCATION, MAJOR FIELDS, AND TEACHER EDUCATION.…

ANY MARYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHICH MEETS CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MAY RECEIVE DEPARTMENTAL ACCREDITATION--(1) IT MUST PUBLISH A CLEARLY DEFINED AND EDUCATIONALLY SOUND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, OF THE STUDENTS IT SERVES, AND OF ITS PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION. (2) ITS FACULTY MUST BE COMPETENT, WITH ACADEMIC PREPARATION…

ANALYZING SALARY DATA RECEIVED FROM 57 PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES IN WHICH FACULTY MEMBERS DO NOT HAVE ACADEMIC RANKS, COMMITTEE Z OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS FOUND THAT (1) IN ADVANCED CAREER STAGES, AVERAGE SALARY LEVELS AT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WERE AT LEAST $1,600 HIGHER THAN THE EQUIVALENT AVERAGES IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGES,…

DECISIONS TO TRAIN TECHNICIANS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES MAY HAVE TO DEPEND MORE ON FEASIBILITY THAN DESIRABILITY. ALTHOUGH LOCAL INDUSTRIAL NEEDS CAN USUALLY BE DETERMINED WITH EASE, THE COLLEGE MAY NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO INTRODUCE AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS OF SUFFICIENTLY HIGH QUALITY TO MEET THEM. EVEN WITH INCREASING FEDERAL AID, THE NEW OR SMALL…

THE DEGREE OF OPERATIONAL DEMOCRACY WITHIN A JUNIOR COLLEGE AND, BY EXTENSION, WITHIN ANY SCHOOL OR COLLEGE IS LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON THE KIND OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE WHICH IS ESTABLISHED. THE STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS MOST SUPPORTIVE TO THE DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLEGE AND ITS INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM SHOULD HAVE MAXIMAL OPPORTUNITY FOR…

IN JANUARY OF 1965, THE COLLEGE ASKED 477 POLITICAL SCIENCE I STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE INDICATING THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD SEVERAL CONTROVERSIAL CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED A RELATION OF ATTITUDES TO SEX AND AGE. VERY GENERALLY, WOMEN STUDENTS HELD FEWER POLARIZED AND MORE PACIFISTIC OPINIONS IN POLITICAL MATTERS…

FROM DETAILED ANALYSES OF 16 ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAMS, EFFORTS WERE MADE TO COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF A.A. DEGREE NURSING EDUCATION. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RELATE THE INFORMATION TO BACCALAUREATE AND DIPLOMA SCHOOLS OF NURSING. FROM QUESTIONNAIRES, INTERVIEWS, AND COLLEGE CATALOG DATA, SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN…

TWO RELATED PUBLICATIONS PRESENT SUMMARY DATA AND INDIVIDUAL SALARY SCHEDULES FOR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS IN 1967-68. INCLUDED ARE NOTATIONS OF AMOUNTS PAID TO SPECIFIC PERSONNEL IN BOTH TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS. POLICIES FOR INITIAL PLACEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT ON THE SCHEDULES ARE ALSO…

This study assessed certain factors affecting the post-high-school adjustment of male negroes. Data came from twelfth-grade students in 1960 and from a followup questionnaire in 1965. The study is descriptive only, because sound information on racial identity was unavailable in 1960 and because, for several reasons, out of 90,637 questionnaires…