This report follows one on a July 1968 meeting of the Science Education Commission which noted the popular misconception of the "status" of technical education that plagues the scientific community and the resulting need to identify "technical" more closely with "higher" education. Development and use of new teaching aids were also urged.…

This study of 548 freshmen enrolled in three junior colleges found: (1) students enrolled in college transfer programs stressed prestige in the selection of an occupation to a greater extent than did those in technical and semi-professional programs; (2) a positive correlation existed between occupational aspiration level and prestige emphasis;…

This report includes a study of the need for marine technicians in California, implications for the national scene, and observations made at a national conference held in Florida in 1968. Problems treated are: (1) definition of a marine technician, (2) how marine technicians should be classified, (3) how great is the demand for them, (4) the type…

This brief review of seven documents in the Clearinghouse for Junior College Information collection indicates the growing interest in adult and continuing education on the local, state, and national levels. This related to (1) the improving educational level of the general population, (2) the changing and increasingly complex world, (3) increasing…

This report examines four areas of faculty involvement in junior college activities. (1) In college governance, faculties are told to (a) look to self-government first and then, if necessary, turn to outside organizations, (b) seek a "golden mean" between communalism and instrumentalism, and (c) seek mutual equality, trust, and respect…

The junior college is the most rapidly multiplying educational institution in the country, and it is predicted that all college students will spend their first two years there by the end of this century. Reasons given for the increasing popularity of these schools include ease of entry, low cost, the opportunity for a second chance, small classes,…

This study sought to (1) examine the nature and development of junior colleges in Japan, (2) assess their nature, (3) determine the extent of American influence on them, particularly since 1"45, and (4) compare American and Japanese colleges. In Japan, they are presently a combination of pre-war Japanese concepts and such American practices…

This study shows that the desire of faculty members to participate in administrative decision making varies with their field of specialization, sex, and years of educational experience. The field of specialization seems to have the most effect, academic instructors generally wanting a higher degree of participation than the teachers of vocational…

Transfer students were classified according to personal characteristics of age, sex, and department entered, and according to junior college educational characteristics of GPA, number of semesters attended, full- or part-time attendance, achievement in certain subjects, and comparison between college grading and university status. Relationships…

This document is an informal introduction to the community college, emphasizing the developments of the 1960's. To many requests for information about the two-year college, the author has responded briefly with an overview and some conclusions about the nature and potential of this rapidly expanding institution. Topics include: (1) the context of…

This conference sought to analyze the major problems of science in technical education, formulate possible solutions, and stimulate action by higher education, government, the scientific community, foundations, and private industry. This part of the study concerns only physical science and engineering technicians, most of whom attend junior or…

This report investigated whether withdrawees and continuers differed significantly (1) in occupational and educational status of parents, stated goals, and over-all GPA, or (2) on the basis of personal college experiences. A 2-part questionnaire, sent to 150 randomly selected entering freshmen, produced a return of 60%: 46 dropouts and 44…

Junior colleges claim the virtue of good teaching as shown by their emphasis on instruction rather than on research and by their interest in accrediting agencies, whose prime concern is the improvement of teaching. Faculty ratings by students have stimulated self-improvement where the criticisms, both positive and negative have been seriously…

This paper, prepared by the Colorado Department of Education, describes the growth of the State's community college movement through 1966. Information is presented on enrollment, credit hours, funding, and salaries. Projections were not made because of the number of variables: (1) employment rate, (2) draft requirements, (3) cost of living, (4)…

In this report on the third of three conferences (1968), N.C. Harris stressed the obligation of the junior college to provide high quality instruction for a great variety of students, noting the distinction between rigor and quality. He also provided charts as guidelines for several programs. Discussion groups covered (1) problems of having junior…