QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS OF THE RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES OF STUDENTS AT HARVARD, RADCLIFFE, AND LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE (LACC) WERE CONDUCTED IN 1946-48 AND AGAIN IN 1966-67. SELECTED RESULTS FROM THE TWO STUDIES ARE COMPARED. AT EACH OF THE INSTITUTIONS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS HAVE BECOME MORE LIBERAL SINCE 1946, BUT RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT AND TRADITIONAL…

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REQUESTED THAT A STAFF COMMITTEE INVESTIGATE THE QUESTION OF WHETHER MERIT PAY OR SYSTEMATIC EVALUATIVE PROGRAMS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AT THE COLLEGE OF MARIN. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE LITERATURE WHICH EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY HAVE PRODUCED ON THE SUBJECT AND ALSO CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF THE…

A STUDY OF ECONOMICS INSTRUCTION IN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH REVIEW OF CATALOGS, COURSE OUTLINES, AND OTHER MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY THE COLLEGES, AND THROUGH VISITATION AND TEST ADMINISTRATION AT SELECTED COLLEGES. ALTHOUGH 78 OF THE 80 INSTITUTIONS OFFERED A 1-YEAR PRINCIPLES COURSE AND APPROXIMATELY…

A STRUCTURED INTERVIEW WAS USED AS THE INSTRUMENT IN A STUDY OF THE SHASTA COLLEGE SERVICE AREA TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A FIRE SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE RESEARCHERS IDENTIFIED SEVEN TYPES OF NONADMINISTRATIVE JOBS FOR WHICH SUCH A PROGRAM WOULD BE HELPFUL, BOTH AS PREPARATION FOR ENTRY AND AS A PART OF AN INSERVICE TRAINING…

THE TECHNICIAN IS NOT A RETRAINED CRAFTSMAN NOR A FLUNKED-OUT ENGINEERING STUDENT. HE IS A NEW AND UNIQUE ASPECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY. THREE LEVELS OF TECHNICIANS ARE DESCRIBED--THE ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN, THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNICIAN, AND THE TECHNICAL SPECIALIST. THERE IS A LARGE GAP BETWEEN ABSTRACT ENGINEERING AND PRODUCTION, AND THE…

INITIAL ENROLLMENT FOR THE LEEWARD OAHU CAMPUS IS EXPECTED TO BE 2,000 WITH AN ULTIMATE ENROLLMENT OF ABOUT 5,000. THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED IN THE PLANNING REPORT CONTAIN MOST OF THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FACILITY REQUIREMENTS TO ENABLE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAFF AND THE ARCHITECTS TO PROCEED WITH THE CAMPUS MASTER…

THIS PAPER PRESENTS A CASE FOR MAKING JUNIOR COLLEGE GRADING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES COMPATIBLE WITH THE STATED PURPOSES OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE. IT LISTS SOME HISTORIC AND PERSONAL PHILOSOPHIC ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING PURPOSES. THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF THE GRADING PRACTICES WITH THESE PURPOSES IS REVIEWED THROUGH SOME STUDIES MADE AT GROSSMONT COLLEGE,…

THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR CALIFORNIA'S 75 JUNIOR COLLEGES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS WEAK AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP, ALTHOUGH THREE SEPARATE BUREAUS HAVE BEEN SET UP WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO COPE WITH MOUNTING STATE-LEVEL PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION,…

STEPHENS COLLEGE INTRODUCED A "HOUSE PLAN" IN THE FALL OF 1960 AS AN EXPERIMENT IN USE OF THE RESIDENCE HALL AS A CENTER FOR BOTH LIVING AND LEARNING. RESIDENT COUNSELORS AND FACULTY MEMBERS WORK WITH THE STUDENTS IN ANY ONE HOUSE, INSTRUCTING THEM IN A COMMON BODY OF GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES AND HELPING THEM WORK OUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL…

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE DEFINITIVE INFORMATION ABOUT PHILANTHROPY FOR PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGES, QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 294 INSTITUTIONS ARE ANALYZED. OF THIS NUMBER, 44.5 PERCENT RECEIVED NO VOLUNTARY SUPPORT. THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY 163 COLLEGES DURING THE PERIOD UNDER STUDY--JULY 1960 THROUGH JUNE 1963--INCREASED 70.9 PERCENT TO AN AVERAGE…

THE "ACADEMIC" HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGES OF APPLICANTS TO SOUTH GEORGIA COLLEGE IN THE FALL OF 1964 (526) AND THE FALL OF 1965 (711) WERE COMPARED WITH THEIR TOTAL GRADE AVERAGES. THE MEAN TOTAL GRADE AVERAGE OF THE 1964 GROUP WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE MEAN ACADEMIC AVERAGE. IN 1965, WHEN THE COLLEGE REMOVED SUCH COURSES AS…

WHEN FUNDS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR BUILDING A CAFETERIA AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, USE OF VENDING MACHINES PROVED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PROVIDING FOOD SERVICE TO THE STUDENTS OF THE GROWING COLLEGE. SANDWICH SERVICE HAD ALREADY BEEN FOUND UNSATISFACTORY, AND LACK OF KITCHEN FACILITIES PRECLUDED PREPARATION OF FOOD ON…

A POST-TEST WAS USED TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO METHODS OF TEACHING THE USE OF "WEBSTER'S SEVENTH NEW COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY." STUDENTS IN ONE SECTION OF A READING AND VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT COURSE WERE GIVEN A PROGRAMED LEARNING SEQUENCE FOR STUDYING DICTIONARY USAGE AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD BE TESTED PERIODICALLY ON THE…

QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM ADMINISTRATORS AND STAFF SUPERVISORS AT 99 JUNIOR COLLEGES WERE ANALYZED TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, CRITICAL INCIDENTS WHICH WERE EFFECTIVE OR INEFFECTIVE IN ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES, AND CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES. RESPONDENTS IDENTIFIED OBJECTIVES IN…

AS THE IMAGE OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE LIBRARY HAS CHANGED FROM THAT OF A BOOK DEPOSITORY TO THAT OF AN ACTIVE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER, THE NEED FOR STUDENT ORIENTATION TO ITS EFFECTIVE USE HAS INCREASED. PROGRAMS AT EIGHT COLLEGES ILLUSTRATE THE VARIATION IN SUCH PROGRAMS--(1) STEPHENS COLLEGE HAS FOUR INSTRUCTIONAL SESSIONS TO PROVIDE ORIENTATION…