Most institutional approaches to the understanding of government and politics describe all the variables of a particular case. The systems model, however, attempts greater generality in its consideration of four variables: the system, the environment, response, and feedback. Examples of the model's applicability to recent political events are…

Argues that the growing number of students interested in a journalism career presents two year colleges with a challenge. (RB)

The emphasis in Norway's new regional colleges is on close student-teacher relationships, on innovation, and on a balance between career training and basic education. This article describes each of the six regional colleges, which exhibit many features of the American community college. (NHM)

An aviation enthusiast describes the lessons that an English teacher can learn from flying and apply to the teaching of English at the junior college level. (RB)

A study was conducted by Modesto Junior College (MJC) to gather statewide data on the structure, responsibilities, and operating procedures of curriculum committees and to develop recommendations regarding the ideal committee for MJC. Curriculum committee chairs and knowledgeable faculty members at each community college in California were…

An analysis and recommendations are presented on the matriculation process at Santa Monica College that is designed to integrate assessment, educational planning and follow-up to maximize student success at the college. Introductory material specifies the terms of the matriculation agreement between the college and the student and highlights the…

A project was conducted at La Montana Regional College, a two-year institution in the central mountain region of Puerto Rico, to design a system by which solid, empirical evidence of institutional goal achievement could be collected. The project involved four components: a study of the literature on institutional goal achievement and the…

The present research attempted to determine if tests can serve as teaching devices by comparing student achievement in classes where several examinations were administered. Students in ten classes of introductory psychology served as subjects in the study. Three classes received weekly, teacher-made quizzes of 15 multiple-choice items; four…

In spring 1983, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) surveyed a random sample of 403 instructors teaching academic courses in community college districts in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Miami-Dade, and St. Louis in order to discover the experiences and aspirations of people teaching the humanities, sciences, social…

This study was conducted to investigate the sources of meaningful events across the lifespan. Both a quantitative approach and a qualitative approach were used to examine whether or not different measures reflected different domains of meaning and purpose. Subjects were 215 men and women, were classified in five developmental groupings: young…

Designed as an aid to researchers in locating other individuals who may be able and willing to share their experience and expertise, this directory presents information on Southern California community college institutional researchers. The information presented in the directory was provided by the 44 respondents to a questionnaire sent to all…

Students' difficulties in assimilating new concepts can be a barrier to learning and may be exacerbated if the concepts are introduced in terms of detailed verbal definitions. Cognitive psychology suggests that a better approach to teaching new concepts may be to use prototypical examples of the concept as building-blocks from which verbal…

Guidelines are presented for planning and financing European study tours at the community college level. First, a rationale for incorporating study tours of Europe within the community college curriculum is presented and the benefits of such tours in providing students with experiences they could not normally have are outlined. Next, the paper…