The purpose of this paper was to define the role of the administrator of vocational education in the single-college junior college district. Comparisons were made among the definitions provided in the pertinent literature, the job descriptions given by several colleges, and the interpretation of their role as seen by a sample of vocational…

This report covers the first year (July 1967-June 1968) of a 2-year cooperative education program. During this time, 359 students were enrolled in courses in aviation, business, education, physical and natural science, engineering, general technical, and liberal arts; another 84 were in a special V.A. Hospital project. The design and objectives…

This summary of the activities of the Committee since its formation in March 1968 points out certain inadequacies in current junior college programs for the disadvantaged. Testing programs are based only on middle-class culture; guidance and counseling do not allow for transitional programs or give help with personal, financial, and family…

This is an informal appraisal of differences between lecture method and individual instruction. In an experiment, known underachievers were combined at random with regular enrollees. The instruction method (contingency contracting) emphasized increased student motivation by making the student-teacher relationship cooperative instead of…

Four counselors studied the relation between achievement and choice of major, achievement and motivation, counseling and motivation, and achievement and employment. To see if those with definite majors or career choices in mind did better than those without, 300 students were tested according to the certainty of their choice. No significant…

To give them effective personal and vocational counseling, student personnel workers must consider certain facts about junior college students. Although they usually have lower academic ability, they have other attributes worth enhancing. Testing and other selection tools generally apply only to academic aptitude, not to other qualities, and have…

In a junior college introductory course, an instructor taught two sections in two different ways to discover any differences in achievement or attitude. Fifteen students were randomly assigned to a conventional class and 19 to a field-work class. The first learned by lecture, group discussion, individual project, visual aids, a field trip, and an…

In 1966, with a special grant, Lees Junior College established a Chair of Appalachian Sociology. The greater involvement thus allowed showed the need for sub-professional help, especially in welfare and day-care centers. This project set out to (1) recruit those who, with two years of training, could fill such jobs; (2) arrange articulation with…

Harcum, a junior college for women, defines counseling as the way the experienced can help someone else to understand herself and her opportunities, to make suitable adjustments and decisions accordingly, to accept responsibility for choice, and follow a course of action in harmony with it. Faculty members act as advisors, as they know policies,…

A Committee on Transfer of Credits was asked to (1) identify courses numbered and classified at different levels by various units of the University System and to recommend at what level they should be accepted for transfer; (2) analyze lower division courses prerequisite to a bachelor's degree and, where they differed, to suggest ways to ease…

This transcript is meant to help coordinators, administrators, and teachers in developing programs for recreation leaders and technicians in 2-year colleges, especially those that can become career ladders. Three distinct types of job are noted--administrator, consultant, and face-to-face activity leader. A substantial nationwide market for…

Information regarding the salaries of faculty and administrators in Washington community colleges was compiled for this study. Professional preparation and experience, mobility, growth, and turnover were related to instructors' and administrators' salaries. For purposes of comparison, data were also collected on salaries paid to professional…

The purpose of this report is to outline recommendations for submission to the Illinois Board of Higher Education on the preparation of junior college teachers. Ways in which Illinois' universities could alleviate the shortage and improve the quality of junior college teachers are suggested. The report is organized into two parts, consisting of…

The author feels that it is necessary to reconsider the makeup of "communities" that form community college districts and to reorganize the boards of trustees that govern the colleges. The boards should more truly represent the people whom the colleges serve, in fact including the students, faculty, and administrators of the colleges. Communities…

Junior college students on academic probation are as heterogeneous as the college population itself. They range from high-ability students dismissed from 4-year institutions to those with severe visual-motor handicaps. The differences should be more carefully identified so that appropriate help can be made available. Special counseling (required…