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Download full textBOSSONE, RICHARD M. – 1966
QUESTIONNAIRES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN, TEACHERS OF REMEDIAL ENGLISH, AND STUDENTS IN 12 JUNIOR COLLEGES. IN ADDITION, PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH THE REMEDIAL ENGLISH INSTRUCTORS. SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ART SKILLS WERE RANKED IN ORDER OF WEAKNESS. THE DATA REFLECT THAT REMEDIAL ENGLISH CLASSES ARE NOT VERY EFFECTIVE AND…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Remedial Instruction
BROSSMAN, SIDNEY W.; AND OTHERS – 1965
THIS REPORT ON ADULT EDUCATION AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS IN ALL PHASES OF CALIFORNIA'S SYSTEM OF PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION TRACES THE EFFORTS TO COORDINATE CONTINUING EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA SINCE THE COORDINATING COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE STATE COMMITTEE ON CONTINUING EDUCATION IN 1963. THE JUNIOR COLLEGES CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF ADULT…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evening Programs, Extension Education, Higher Education
JOHNSON, BYRON LAMAR – 1965
THE SEMINAR ADVANCED THE THESIS THAT STATE-CONTROLLED JUNIOR COLLEGES CAN BE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN IDEAL OF EDUCATING EVERY CITIZEN TO HIS HIGHEST POTENTIAL. A STATE SYSTEM OF CONTROL CAN BEST COORDINATE JUNIOR COLLEGE ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM, THUS (1) AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF COURSES OFFERED BY DIFFERENT…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Community Colleges, Governance
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1966
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DATA FOR CONSTRUCTING A MODEL DENTAL ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM, 22 OF THE 26 PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE REPORTED. TRENDS NOTED INCLUDE AN INCREASE TO A FOUR-SEMESTER PROGRAM, WITH INCREASING EMPHASIS IN THE FIRST SEMESTER ON ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION, GROOMING, AND TERMINOLOGY. THE AVERAGE TIME…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dental Assistants, Technical Education, Two Year Colleges
TOY, ERNEST W., JR. – 1965
AN ANNUAL INCREMENT OF FIVE TO SIX THOUSAND VOLUMES AND AN ANNUAL RATE OF DISCARD NOT TO EXCEED 2.5 PERCENT ARE RECOMMENDED TO KEEP THE LIBRARY CURRENT IN THE APPROXIMATELY 50 FIELDS TAUGHT AT FULLERTON JUNIOR COLLEGE. MAINTAINING THE LIBRARY IN ONE BUILDING AND ADOPTING THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IS RECOMMENDED. THE SPACE…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Facilities, Library Materials, Study Facilities
DEWITT, GEORGE E.; HALL, LLOYD C. – 1965
MOST CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES ARE ALREADY GOVERNED IN SEPARATE DISTRICTS. THE FEW JUNIOR COLLEGES, HOWEVER, WHICH DO REMAIN IN UNIFIED DISTRICTS ARE LARGE ONES, AND THE ABUSES AND HANDICAPS THEY SUSTAIN ARE MANIFOLD. FUNDS EARMARKED FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE PROGRAMS ARE BEING DIVERTED TO ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. UNIFIED DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Governance, School District Spending, School Districts
GROSS, RONALD; MURPHY, JUDITH – 1966
IN SPITE OF ITS PROVED EFFECTIVENESS, INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) HAS NOT REALIZED ITS FULL POTENTIAL AS A TEACHING MEDIUM. THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE HISTORY OF ITV, POINTING OUT THE REASONS FOR ITS PAST FAILURE AND ENUMERATING THOSE FACTORS WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS PROMISE. FREE COPIES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE ALSO AVAIALABLE FROM THE…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Closed Circuit Television, Educational Television, Innovation
RISSER, JOHN J. – 1966
TWO SERIES OF TESTS WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE SIGNIFICANCE AND MEASURABILITY OF CREATIVITY. IN THE FIRST SERIES, THE GROUP TEST OF CREATIVITY DEVELOPED BY RISSER AND METFESSEL WAS GIVEN TO 425 SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS AT ELIOT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA. THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE CREATIVE ABILITIES MEASURED AND THE STUDENTS'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creativity, Creativity Research, Predictive Measurement
CALIFORNIA'S COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. A STUDY OF ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH AND CHANGE.
PALTRIDGE, JAMES GILBERT – 1966
THE COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION WAS ORGANIZED IN 1960 UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE STATE'S MASTER PLAN FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. OBSERVATION, INTERVIEWS, AND ANALYSIS OF WRITTEN MATERIALS PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THIS REPORT ON CHANGES IN THE COUNCIL'S PROCEDURES, MEMBERSHIP, AND AUTHORITY. THE ORIGINAL MEMBERSHIP INCLUDED THREE REPRESENTATIVES…
Descriptors: Coordination, Higher Education, Organization, Organizational Change
SWANSON, HERBERT LELAND – 1965
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 (1) FORMAL INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, (2) SPECIFIC POLICY OR BUDGET PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, (3)…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Institutional Research, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement
Florida Univ., Gainesville. Coll. of Nursing. – 1965
THIS WORKSHOP, WHICH WAS PLANNED FOR THE STUDY OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAMS, INCLUDED DISCUSSION OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS FOR SUCH PROGRAMS, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN CURRICULUM DESIGN, SELECTION OF SPECIFIC CONTENT AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES, "PRE" AND "POST" CONFERENCES, ASSIGNMENT PATTERNS, TESTING AND EVALUATION, AND RECENT…
Descriptors: Nursing, Program Development, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods
RATNER, MURIEL – 1967
MOST JUNIOR COLLEGES HAVE NEED FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS. IN SUCH SITUATIONS, USE OF CONSULTATIVE SERVICES MAY HAVE FOUR PURPOSES--(1) OBTAINING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, (2) SAVING TIME AND MANPOWER, (3) BRINGING TO THE COLLEGE OBJECTIVITY AND A FRESH VIEWPOINT, AND (4) EXTENDING RESOURCES BEYOND THOSE…
Descriptors: Consultants, Planning, Professional Services, Program Development
ALKIN, MARVIN C. – 1966
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEMS OF DEFINING AND ESTABLISHING AN EQUITABLE BASIS OF STATE SUPPORT IS DEVELOPED IN THIS STUDY. CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES ARE COMPARED WITH NATIONAL AVERAGES ON SUCH VARIABLES AS ENROLLMENT, FINANCES, AND FACULTY. A HIGHER DEPENDENCE ON LOCAL FINANCING IN CALIFORNIA IS NOTED. INEQUITIES IN FACULTY SALARIES ARE…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, State Aid, State Programs
KELMAN, ALFRED R. – 1962
A 2-YEAR STUDY WAS MADE OF THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN THE COLLEGE OF THE AIR. THE LARGEST GROUP CONSISTED OF PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM WERE TEACHERS. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT TO MAKE INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION MORE EFFICIENT THE NUMBER OF COURSES OFFERED SHOULD BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED. REPORTS ON THIS STUDY ARE ED 003 637 THROUGH ED 003…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Enrollment, Program Evaluation, Surveys
Baenziger, Betty – 1976
Examples and exercises are provided in a sequential approach designed to familiarize the student with percents, fractions, and ratios. Key words used in the workbook are identified first, followed by exercises focusing on 14 learning objectives: (1) identifying the whole as 100%; (2) expressing a part of 100 as a ratio; (3) changing a fraction in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Mathematics Education, Percentage, Ratios (Mathematics)
