This annual contains the paper that won the President's Award given by the Texas Association for Community Service and Continuing Education (TACSCE) Research Committee. An editorial, "Reconsidering Liberal Education" (Stancie Chamberlain), proposes that adult educators focus on liberal studies that provide general knowledge and contribute to…

Synthesizing the methodologies of developmental psychology, family sociology, and systems theory, this 15-month longitudinal study examined familial role adjustments in 41 suburban families after the birth of a second child. Using interviews, observations, and rating scales, the study examined families during the third trimester of the second…

The Substitute Vocational Assistant Program (S.V.A.P.) was designed to provide highly motivated high school graduates with the opportunity to obtain New York State Education Department certification and employment as a vocational/trade education teacher. The program is a comprehensive experience, 5 and one half years in length, that includes a…

To gather data on the satisfaction of community college students with their faculty academic advising, a survey was conducted in winter 1989-90 of a random sample of 750 full- and part-time students at an urban multi-campus community college in Iowa. Specifically, the survey sought information on student characteristics and levels of satisfaction…

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) conducted a survey in spring 1993 to assess the satisfaction of continuing education students with instruction and support services at the districts Continuing Education Centers. The survey was administered in-class to a 10% sample of continuing education students. Over 3,300 surveys were…

This follow-up study surveyed the 34 students who finished their programs at the Center for Arts and Sciences (CAS), a secondary enrichment program in Saginaw, Michigan, for gifted and talented students in grades 6 through 12, in June 1990. Responses were received from nine students. Analysis indicated that all respondents were in school, college,…

In November 1993, Harrisburg Area Community College, in Pennsylvania, sent questionnaires to 1,138 graduates from the 1992-93 academic year seeking information about their employment or educational status and their perceptions of the extent to which their educational objectives were achieved. Responses were received from 885 graduates, for a…

This manual discusses the latest (and some not so recent) educational technologies used in classrooms, provides instructions for using them, and offers suggestions as to how they might be used more effectively. The following technologies are included: printed word, black and white chalkboards, overhead projectors, telephone instruction, facsimile…

This paper reports the results of a 4-year longitudinal study of approximately 600 urban mathematics teachers who were surveyed to ascertain their attitudes regarding certain attributes of the profession of mathematics teaching, specifically: the use of the professional organization as a major referent, the belief in service to the public, the…

In 1993-94, Sinclair Community College (SCC), in Ohio, conducted a survey of 1,650 associate degree and certificate candidates to determine their perceptions regarding their educational experiences at SCC. A total of 505 candidates completed the survey, for a response rate of 30.6%. Using a 5-point scale, with 1 indicating "excellent"…

A study was conducted to determine current and former students' and local employers' satisfaction with South Seattle Community College's (SSCC's) Floristry Department. Specifically, the study gathered data related to four outcomes: that students receive an education allowing them to meet goals; that students be satisfied with facilities,…

A study was conducted to determine current and former students' and local employers' satisfaction with South Seattle Community College's (SSCC's) Landscape and Environmental Horticulture Department. Specifically, the study gathered data on four outcomes: that students receive an education allowing them to meet goals; that students be satisfied…

In the 1993-94 academic year, the Liberal Studies Division at South Seattle Community College conducted surveys of all Division faculty, students in random classes, and 150 former students who had transferred to the University of Washington (UW) to determine their perceptions regarding students' basic skills levels, students' critical thinking…

This report summarizes some of the key findings of a survey of the Connecticut public that was conducted as part of the Year of the Library Project by the Institute for Social Inquiry at the University of Connecticut. The purpose of the study was to explore public attitudes that might be relevant to improve and broaden use of library services. The…

A study compared the working conditions of part-time English teachers at Brigham Young University (BYU) and Utah Valley Community College (UVCC). At BYU more than half of the advanced writing classes are taught by part-timers, who make up 27% of the English department, and women part-timers outnumber men four to one. At UVCC there are about as…