The Second Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities is presented. The Committee's purpose and functions, committee membership, meetings and activities are discussed. The Committee's discussions and special activities and research reports in progress are summarized, and the…

Drawn largely from the experiences of Bloomfield College (Illinois) with its Freshman Core Program, but citing other efforts to develop thinking skills as well, this essay considers several questions and issues concerning the cognitive skills approach to teaching. The paper begins by identifying some of the increasingly common learning problems…

These guidelines for choosing candidates for advisory committee membership are intended for use by managers of large or small public school continuing education programs. Contents include (1) Background (of guidelines development), (2) Size of Committee and Terms of Members, (3) Compilation of Candidate List and Selection to Membership, (4)…

A telephone survey was conducted in Fall 1979 by Santa Ana College (SAC) to determine its service community's: demographic characteristics; familiarity with SAC and its course offerings; perception of the college's mission; satisfaction with and attitudes toward SAC; and educational needs and desires. Telephone interviews were completed with 600…

After introductory material descrying the lack of international studies in American education, this report describes the development, design, and accomplishments of the International Business Education program at Middlesex County College (MCC). The following phases in the development of the program are detailed: (1) a five-member curriculum team,…

The relationship between teaching English to speakers of other languages and bilingual education is explored through three dimensions in language education: participants, channels, and codes. Language barriers to education can be found in each of these. As student participants become more numerous and more linguistically diverse, the educational…

Teaching techniques for motivating students to acquire a second language are discussed. The methodology must be suited to the aptitudes, interests, and personalities of learners and teachers. Objectives must relate to the student population, linguistic performance, and communicative competence. Crucial to motivation are the techniques of…

It is proposed that the study of higher education must provide the student and future administrator with opportunities to explore both traditional and new administrative roles in management of institutions. A curriculum was designed with this purpose, using a systems approach to organizational structure and functions. Ten learning objectives,…

This manual articulates the rights, responsibilities, entitlements, and conditions of employment of management personnel at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC). The manual first presents SJDC's mission statement and then discusses the college's management goals and priorities. An examination of SJDC's administrative organization and a list of…

Despite the rhetoric as to its importance, this analysis concludes that there is no federal interest in promoting meaningful, substantive parent-community involvement in bilingual education. The absence of policy, data, theory, specifically worded governing rules and regulations, established models of involvement, training programs, or technical…

Two rural villages with similar characteristics were selected in Punjab (northern India) in order to study attitudes towards planned socio-economic development programs. All household heads (married males) in Bhagpura (123) and Khaira Bet (116) were interviewed; other data were derived separately. Program acceptance (modernism) in both villages…

A two week unit on the cycle of life in the African family for secondary school students is presented. General objectives are to help students value and respect marriage and the family as basic constituents of all human cultures; to create cultural awareness; to identify aspects of traditional family life which may serve as models for social…

Divided into three chapters, this resource guide provides strategies and examples to assist the vocational education teacher working with disadvantaged, handicapped, and limited-English-proficiency students in secondary or postsecondary vocational education programs. Chapter 1 defines special needs students, lists their characteristics, and…

Provisions, counterproposals, and contract language pertinent to higher education contract provisions for faculty collective bargaining agreements are examined. The guide is designed to present alternative options available. The major topics that are covered are as follows: contract management and legal provisions, governance structure and…

To guide Indian reservation program planners, the handbook highlights three exemplary community-based data collection efforts undertaken by Native American Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) grantees to improve their planning and program development activities. Exemplary data collection activities reported include the Spokane…