These instructional objectives have been selected from materials submitted to the Curriculum Laboratory of the Graduate School of Education at UCLA by Donald M. Desfor. Arranged by major course goals, these objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their…

These instructional objectives have been selected from materials submitted to the Curriculum Laboratory of the Graduate School of Education at UCLA. Arranged by major course goals, these objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their students to…

Section I of this report on community and junior colleges contains the recommended general policy statement on the following issues: (1) the need for comprehensive community colleges; (2) the development of human potential; (3) career education; (4) the need for coordination; (5) the mutuality of interests of the public and private sectors; (6)…

The principal emphasis in Management by Objectives (MBO) in education and other industries is on management planning and problem solving. Organization development attempts to integrate individual needs for growth and development with organizational goals and objectives in order to make a more effective organization. MBO is used to help eliminate…

This report is a compilation of reports and abstracts relating to research and innovative instructional activities conducted at Santa Fe Junior College (Florida) during the 1970-71 academic year. It is the third of an annual series and serves to document what has been tried at the college to encourage others to re-examine and experiment, and to…

A report on the detaile d policies for selecting administrative personnel for the Shasta Community College District is presented. It includes a discussion of the policy used in selecting: (1) chief administrative officers; (2) deans of business services, instruction, evening division, guidance, admissions and research, and student services and…

This report is the fourth in a series covering salary schedules used in 2-year institutions. The salary schedules reported cover 40,970 full-time faculty members representing 59.4% of total full-time faculty in 2-year colleges in 1970-71. The report's first section contains an overview of the characteristics of the salary schedules in the 416…

Auburn University (Alabama) sponsored a project to bring together persons from several Southeastern states practicing, or aspiring to practice, a particular speciality in junior college education. An in-service and a resident group were served. Sixty persons were involved in the in-service portion that consisted largely of a 2-week conference. The…

The national conference "Toward Educational Development in the Community Junior College" was the fifteenth summer junior college conference held at the University of California, Los Angeles. Twelve papers were presented at the conference and emphasized four major topical areas in addition to matters directly related to instruction. Those areas…

In a discussion of new directions in curriculum study, alternatives to present patterns have been grouped under: (1) state and national studies, (2) articulation, (3) innovation in curriculum, (4) basic studies, (5) black studies, and (6) vocational education. A summary of major trends in curriculum development uses seven categories: (1) growth of…

This conference resulted in a proposal for a consortium of two-year colleges to perform the following functions: (1) disseminating information about continuing education activities, (2) tapping regional resources that inform on continuing education problems, (3) providing technical assistance in the field, (4) organizing short-term training…

A random selection of 102 junior colleges in the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools responded to a questionnaire on the availability and purpose of art and art-related programs on their campuses. The responses showed that (1) most junior college art courses meet general education requirements, while some are lower-division…

This study examines the organization of public 2-year colleges and relates it with goal achievement as represented by curriculum size and complexity. The research questions concerned: (1) range and distribution of size and age in the colleges; (2) range and distribution of curriculum size and complexity; (3) the relation of increased size or age…

These two speeches deal with management by objectives (MBO). The first explains the rationale for such a system based on systems theory, surveys and research projects, and research in the field of behavioral sciences. It is a system of organizational leadership that translates organizational goals into specific objectives for organization members…

These proceedings reflect the three-fold purpose of the conference which was to: (1) determine the role and mission of Tennessee Community/Junior Colleges; (2) utilize newer and better ways of determining student achievement and awarding college credit; and (3) learn what the new student is like. Each of the three papers focused on one of these…