This annotated bibliography is divided into chapters on the history of the community junior college, its philosophy and objectives, its functions, organization and administration, the teaching-learning climate, student behavior and student personnel, trends and developments in the junior college, and research and evaluation. Each section begins…

The purposes of this dissertation were (1) to identify vocational guidance services and practices considered essential by authorities in the field for provision by the public junior colleges of California, (2) to determine the extent of their current implementation in these institutions, (3) to report the factors judged by certain administrators…

The success of junior college teaching of the transfer student is judged by his success at the senior college. The junior college must therefore know how well he does after transfer, if it is to evaluate and improve its teaching methods. The senior college should also know the characteristics of its incoming transfers if it is to provide the best…

This report compares the grades of transfer students at Appalachian State University with the grades of native students. It also shows the choice of academic major of the transfers and compares their cumulative grade point averages with the native students' averages in these major fields. A random sample of the records of 82 transfers and 82…

This evaluation was made to determine whether the SCAT-verbal cutoff scores were adequate for placement in the four different English courses. To accomplish this, 223 students for whom both the scores and the English grades were available for the four courses were chosen. The total number of students (381) completing the courses were used as the…

This paper outlines research procedures designed to approach systematically the junior college remedial problem--the remedial student's lack of success. The procedure is based on a theory of motivation (need achievement) and is designed to provide data for the following questions: (1) Are remedial students less motivated than non-remedial…

An analysis of "F" and "I" grades given at Harcum Junior College during the last five academic years reveals a long-term trend of substantial stability. The average percentage of "F" grades given was 3.7 percent (range= 2.8-5 percent). The average percentage of "I" grades given was 2.1 percent (range= 1-3…

The 1974-75 survey of full-time faculty salaries in California community colleges was constructed by reproducing the salary schedules of the 69 reporting districts. The salary schedules included here are those published schedules adopted by district boards. Minimum standards for each salary class are described by the degrees, credentials, and…

This document presents the 17 articles of the collective bargaining agreement reached between the Board of Trustees of Delaware County Community College (DCCC) and the DCCC Association of Higher Education. It describes the relationship between the board and the association and outlines the rights of both organizations. Specifically discussed are:…

This headcount summary is designed to highlight certain significant facts concerning college growth over a four year period from 1970-71 through 1973-74 in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District. Enrollment totals for vocational, technical, academic, summer school, and "other" programs are given for all four school years.…

NOR CAL, the Northern California Research and Development Group composed of 28 California community colleges, aims at identifying problems in community colleges and alternatives for solving them. This paper is a review of the NOR CAL Attrition Project, a 3-year study of potential drop-outs in California community colleges. The purpose of the…

Recommendations leading to better counseling and preparation of St. Louis Junior College District (Missouri) students are the focus of this research project. Data were obtained by interviewing students, their parents, faculty, and counselors on each of the three campuses, in addition to local high school counselors. The responses of these groups…

This study surveys the audio-tutorial practices and evaluations at 91 California and 25 other junior colleges in the United States. Seventy of the California colleges indicate they are now or will be using the audio-tutorial method in the near future. A large majority of them indicate that they prepare their materials locally. Many of the colleges…

In August 1970, an institute for newly appointed junior college business managers was planned around the business management function. This function would include purchasing, physical plant, personnel, auxiliary services, and financial records. The following seven speeches from the proceedings are presented: Evolution of Responsibility in the…

Sequenced Peer Teaching/Video-Tape Recording: Playback (SPT/VTR: P) is a short-term, in-service program for the augmentation of instruction. It offers a way for instructors to observe their own instruction and that of their colleagues in a context that provides for maximum attention to teaching. An instructor plays a sequence of videotaped…