This is the third progress report on Orange Coast Junior College District's standardized data storage and retrieval system, a system that gives the District the ability to evaluate their programs and analyze student attrition. Progress Report I (ED 027 007) contains a description of the sample population, while Progress Report II (ED 035 410)…

This review describes needed research in the junior college field. Section one focuses on the following projects to be undertaken by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges: (1) increasing research coordination assistance, (2) developing an annual review of trends and research in the junior college and related fields, and (3) initiating a study…

Little research has been done to define effective teaching in the junior college. This study was designed to produce empirical data on the expectations held by the adult education, occupational education, and transfer students and their instructor counterparts for the instructor in his role as director of learning. To elicit the desired data, the…

A sample of 1000 black youths graduating from high schools in five cities but not attending college was selected. They were interviewed concerning their experiences, expectations, interests, motivations, and the rationale for the decision that they had already made on further education and careers. The major objectives of this study were to…

Position papers reflecting demands of Black student activist groups and reactions to them by administrators and faculty have been collected from twelve junior colleges in various parts of the country. For each college the position papers, reactions to them, and other pertinent materials are presented in chronological order to provide a picture of…

This study examined the degree and nature of current faculty participation in decision making in California community colleges, and, in the judgment of faculty members and administrators, the degree to which faculty members should participate. A random sampling of the staff of 81 community colleges during the fall of 1969 resulted in completed…

Experience has indicated that state-level direction and leadership can help the community junior college realize its objectives. With this in mind, the author discusses the nature and requirements of such cooperation. For example, the chief functions of a state director could include promoting the junior college program, providing leadership for…

An address on "Public Confidence in Higher Education" by the chairman of the board of the Bank of America opended the 1970 Lake Arrowhead Conference of Southern California and Arizona community college superintendents and presidents. A summary of this speech and the questions and answers that followed it are included here. Comments from conference…

This paper presents a model for studying the effects of operant conditioning on reading behavior. Four academically deficient college sophomores, two of whom were reinforced for appropriate responses, were chosen as subjects. After surveying each of 25 chapters comprised of 636 appropriate topic sentences, all four subjects were given mimeographed…

Under the pressure of current social trends in America, universal post secondary education arises as a possible national objective for the 1970's. Jobs are becoming more complex and are requiring higher levels of skills; more trained personnel will be needed in technical and service fields; and there is a widespread concern about providing greater…

This study, by Eastern Washington State College, is an attempt to describe the "ideal" organizational structure of a community college in either a single- or multi-college district. It includes organizational charts, position descriptions, and decision-making responsibilities. State and federal law, existing collegiate and corporate…

This premilinary report consists of two parts. Part I reviews the events leading up to the creation of the special committee to study community colleges in the state of Michigan and presents a chronological summary of the committee's activities to December 1970. Part II sets forth the committee's 18 recommendations for legislative action so as to…

The key to tenure is evaluation; this paper is the result of dissatisfaction with the basic pattern of evaluation that prevails throughout California. The present Quality Control Model of Faculty Development is widespread, deeply entrenched, and grounded on assumptions and premises that are limited, obsolete, and contrary to the interests of…

A sample of 769 students (male and female, black and white), enrolled in natural science, mathematics, business, and remedial reading classes at an urban community college were studied to explore the relationship (1) between racially militant beliefs of black (and white) college students and beliefs they hold about the control of their environment…

The history and development of the Kansas public community junior college system is traced from 1917 to 1967. Topics discussed include accreditation, course standards, institutional philosophies, enrollments, organization, finance, curriculum, and legislation. The appendixes provide a 20-year statistical summary of junior colleges, both public and…