BETWEEN 1959 AND 1963, 351 TRANSFER STUDENTS ENTERING EL CAMINO COLLEGE WERE IN A PROBATIONARY STATUS BECAUSE OF UNSATISFACTORY GRADES EARNED AT THEIR PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONS. OF THIS GROUP, 55 PERCENT WERE LATER SUCCESSFUL (REMOVED THEMSELVES FROM PROBATIONARY STATUS). MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF THOSE TRANSFERRING FROM 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS AND 33…

THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER'S AIDE IN THE CLASSROOM HAS OFTEN BEEN DEFINED AS THAT OF A HELPER WITH ROUTINE DUTIES. WHEN PROPERLY PREPARED, HOWEVER, SUCH AUXILIARY PERSONNEL CAN ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE TEACHING-LEARNING SITUATION. THE TEACHER ASSISTANT PERFORMS MANY OF THE SAME DUTIES AS THE HEAD TEACHER BUT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL…

COLLEGE PARKING FACILITIES SHOULD (1) PERMIT FREE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES, (2) ACCOMMODATE PEAK HOUR TRAFFIC DEMANDS, INCLUDING PROVISION OF RESERVOIR SPACE AT ENTRANCES AND EXITS, (3) BE ADEQUATELY MARKED AND POSTED, (4) BE DESIGNED TO ALLOW INTERNAL MOVEMENT, EASE AND SAFETY OF ACCESS, ADEQUATE MANEUVERING AREAS, AND GENERAL CONVENIENCE, AND (5) BE…

OF 26 FULL-TIME MEMBERS AT COLUMBUS COLLEGE, 19 VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATED IN A STUDY OF A SELF-EVALUATION PROCEDURE. USING A 7-POINT SCALE, EACH PARTICIPANT RATED HIMSELF ON (1) SPEAKING VOICE, (2) MANNERISMS, (3) KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT, (4) HIS ENTHUSIASM, (5) CLASS ENTHUSIASM, (6) DIGRESSIONS, (7) ORGANIZATION AND PREPARATION, (8) USE OF ANALOGIES,…

A STUDY OF 1,000 STUDENTS WHO ENTERED SIX PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES IN FALL 1959 WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS IN TERMINAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE EMPHASIS WAS ON SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND. OF THE 319 STUDENTS WHO SPENT SOME TIME IN OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS, (1) MOST ENROLLED IN SUCH PROGRAMS DIRECTLY FOLLOWING HIGH…

WHEN JEFFERSON STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE OPENED IN 1965, 49 PERCENT OF ITS FACULTY WERE FORMER ALABAMA SENIOR COLLEGE PROFESSORS, 41 PERCENT WERE FORMER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND 10 PERCENT CAME FROM PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES IN OTHER STATES. THIS VARIETY, PLUS THE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ALABAMA JUNIOR COLLEGE SYSTEM, NECESSITATED A…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS INFORMATION CONCERNING 43 BOOKS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE WORK OF THE ACADEMIC DEAN IN UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGIATE EDUCATION. (WO)

A COMMUNITY COLLEGE MASTER PLAN (1) SHOULD BE UNIQUE, DESIGNED FOR ITS PARTICULAR SITUATION, (2) DEVELOPS FROM AN ANALYSIS OF NEEDS, SITE, GROWTH, AND FINANCE, (3) STARTS WITH A REVIEW OF FACTS, RESOURCES, NEEDS, AND INFLUENCES, TO GIVE A FOUNDATION FOR THE CREATIVE PLANNING PROCESS, AND (4) IS INFLUENCED BY FACTORS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM,…

TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF JUNIOR COLLEGE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH, 336 RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE WERE ANALYZED, AND SIX INSTITUTIONS WITH RESEARCH PROGRAMS WERE STUDIED IN DEPTH. IN GENERAL, THE COLLEGES WERE CHARACTERIZED BY LACK OF FORMAL INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, SPECIFIC POLICY OR BUDGET PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, ADEQUATE…

THE CALIFORNIA COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION HAS SUGGESTED A 15-HOUR TEACHING LOAD IN JUNIOR COLLEGES. TO ASSIST IN FORMULATION OF A TEACHING LOAD POLICY FOR SPEECH ARTS INSTRUCTORS AT SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO 80 CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES WAS USED TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT PRACTICES. RETURNS FROM 67…

PRESIDENTS, DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND STUDENT LEADERS FROM 20 PUBLIC 2-YEAR COLLEGES FILLED OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH INDICATED THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF AND EXPECTATIONS FOR THE LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR OF THEIR DEANS. THE DEANS THEMSELVES DESCRIBED WHAT THEY THOUGHT TO BE THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR. THE LEADER BEHAVIOR DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPED BY THE…

THIS PLAN FOR AN AUTOMATED PERIODICAL SYSTEM DEMONSTRATED THAT AUTOMATED RECORDKEEPING IS DESIRABLE AS WELL AS FEASIBLE. BASED ON AN IBM 1620 COMPUTER (A PUNCHED-CARD READER AND PUNCH, A PAPER-TAPE READER AND PUNCH, A LINE PRINTER AND TWO MAGNETIC DISK DRIVES), THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO GIVE A WEEKLY HOLDINGS PRINTOUT, A WEEKLY CLAIMING REPORT, A…

SIXTY-SIX RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL OCCUPYING TEACHING POSITIONS IN 17 JUNIOR COLLEGES COMPRISED THE POPULATION OF THIS STUDY. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENTS, AND THE RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL. NO STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND BETWEEN RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL AND CAREER TEACHERS, AND NO…

THIS IS AN OUTGROWTH OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR (SEE JC 660 071). IT PROPOSES 1-YEAR AND 2-YEAR APPLIANCE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS, BASIC COURSE OUTLINES, AND FACULTY NEEDS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THIS COLLEGE. EACH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE SUBAREAS OF COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS, BUSINESS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES, WARRANTIES, AND…

BY A STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING, 274 STUDENTS WERE ASSIGNED TO THREE SECTIONS OF 56 STUDENTS EACH AND FOUR SECTIONS OF 28 STUDENTS. EVALUATION OF THE INSTRUCTION IN THE LARGE AND SMALL GROUPS INVOLVED ANALYSIS OF TWO ESSAYS AND INSTRUCTOR-STUDENT EVALUATIONS. WHILE THERE WAS SOME VARIATION IN STUDENT PREFERENCES, THE RESULTS OF THE PRETEST AND THE…