Information and exercises are provided in this learning module to increase students' awareness of and effectiveness in their role as consumers. The module, which is written at an elementary level, covers eight topics related to consumer affairs: (1) finding an apartment through newspaper classified advertisements and other sources and signing a…

IN THE CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE ASSOCIATION THERE ARE FOUR GROUPS OF COMMITTEES. THOSE ESTABLISHED BY THE CJCA CONSTITUTION ARE ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS IN (1) ACCREDITATION, (2) ARTICULATION WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES, (3) ATHLETICS, (4) CONTINUING EDUCATION, (5) CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, WITH SUBCOMMITTEES ON NURSING, REAL…

COMMITTEE A ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND TENURE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS INVESTIGATED THE CASE OF THE DISMISSAL OF A DEPARTMENT HEAD IN HIS NINTH YEAR IN SUCH A POSITION. THE COMMITTEE FOUND THAT THE STATED REASONS FOR HIS TERMINATION, WHICH WERE RELATED TO HIS REMOVAL AS DEPARTMENT HEAD, WERE INSUFFICIENT AND THAT THE…

AN APPRAISAL OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE AS A "SECOND-CHANCE" INSTITUTION PRESENTS CONSIDERABLE EVIDENCE OF SUCCESSFUL SALVAGING OF THE ABLE STUDENT. THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY MAY BE DUE TO (1) EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY, (2) INABILITY TO ADJUST TO THE COMPLEXITY AND IMPERSONALITY OF THE LARGE CAMPUS, (3) LACK OF SOUND COUNSELING, OR (4)…

THE TOTAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM OF A COLLEGE IS ENHANCED BY A LIBRARY THAT (1) PROVIDES A RICH VARIETY OF MATERIALS FOR USE BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS, (2) MAKES AVAILABLE FACILITIES, SERVICES, AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR THE SELECTION, ORGANIZATION, AND USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND (3) OFFERS LEADERSHIP IN THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF VARIOUS…

IN FOUR STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASING CREATIVE BEHAVIOR BY MEANS OF CLASSROOM EXERCISES, THE AUTHORS COMPARED TREATMENT AND CONTROL GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO GAINS IN SCORES ON THE MINNESOTA TEST OF CREATIVE THINKING. IN THE FIRST STUDY, STUDENTS IN A CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING CLASS MADE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER GAINS THAN THE…

STUDIES WERE DESIGNED TO DETERMINE WHETHER CREATIVITY CAN BE MEASURED AND TAUGHT. THE INVESTIGATORS DEFINED CREATIVITY IN EXPERIMENTAL TERMS, BASED ON SCORES OBTAINED BY MEASURING FOUR FACTORS--FLUENCY, FLEXIBILITY, ORIGINALITY, AND ELABORATION. FLUENCY IS THE FACILITY WITH WHICH IDEAS CAN BE GENERATED, FLEXIBILITY IS THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT…

TO DETERMINE WHETHER STUDENTS OF HIGH AND LOW ABILITY DIFFER IN CREATIVITY, STUDENTS IN GENERAL COLLEGE (GC) SPEECH AND LOGIC CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WERE COMPARED WITH SPEECH AND LOGIC STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS (CLA). GC STUDENTS HAVE A MEAN IQ OF 105-110, AND AN AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL RANK AT THE 25TH PERCENTILE WHILE…

TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF A 1968 WORKSHOP FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS WITH LITTLE PREVIOUS JUNIOR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE, 68 SUCH PRESIDENTS WERE SURVEYED BY LETTER AND FOUR OTHERS WERE INTERVIEWED. OF THE FOUR INTERVIEWEES AND THE 36 RESPONDENTS, ALL WERE IN FAVOR OF SUCH A WORKSHOP, PREFERABLY FOR ONE WEEK IN JULY. RELATIONSHIP WITH FACULTY…

IN A SURVEY OF CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES, APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE DISTRICTS PROVIDED COPIES OF BOARD POLICY MANUALS FOR STUDY, WHILE MOST OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS INDICATED PLANS TO DEVELOP SUCH DOCUMENTS. TYPICAL DIVISIONS OF THE POLICY MANUALS STUDIED WERE (1) INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE OF THE MANUAL, (2) ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD AND…

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES FINDINGS OF A 5-SEMESTER STUDY OF CLOSED-CIRCUIT INSTRUCTIONAL TV IN 2 JUNIOR COLLEGES. 5008 STUDENTS HAD ENROLLED IN, AND 3931 COMPLETED, AT LEAST 1 OF 47 COURSES TAUGHT BY TV. DESPITE MINIMAL CONTROLS FOR CLASS SIZE, CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, INSTRUCTOR VARIABLES, AND METHOD FAMILIARITY, THESE WERE GENERAL CONCLUSIONS--THE…

AT ALPENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, A NORMAL TEACHING LOAD FOR ANY FACULTY MEMBER IS 14-16 SEMESTER HOURS, WITH 75-125 STUDENTS AND 2-3 PREPARATIONS. VARIATIONS FROM THE SCHEDULE ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIC FORMULAS RELATING TO TOTAL MEMBERS OF STUDENTS, NUMBERS OF PREPARATIONS, ASSIGNMENT TO ENGLISH COMPOSITION CLASSES, NEW COURSES, AND CLASSES…