The introductory note to this bibliography explains the reasons for the existence of community college teacher preparation programs, how these programs are generated and operated, and sketches three possible alternative program models which are reflected in the literature. The Cosmetic Approach would supplement disciplinary preparation with…

Seeking a better understanding of the position of the Library Technical Assistant (LTA) in the library world, this study presents an overview of the LTA in Illinois, exploring problems related to their training and employment and providing a general description of the LTA. The first phase of this examination consists of an identification of the…

This report presents papers presented at a conference designed to provide insight into the specific ways in which community college personnel can collaborate with state and local planners to improve the quality of life in their communities. The introductory addresses presented in Session I discuss educational trends; among the trends discussed is…

The U.S. Office of Education funded a 1973-74 institute at Indiana University (Bloomington) Library School in which 18 students participated in a master's degree program for community college librarians/learning resource center directors. The program is both described and evaluated in this report. Information is provided on program goals,…

Expanding higher educational opportunity for both rural and urban youth (especially those from lower income families) through the use of a rurally-based, residential 2-year college was investigated. Identifying important factors such as means of financing, student needs, community interests, and commitment of local people to educational programs…

This report includes edited versions of major papers presented at the National Conference on the Improvement of Junior College Instruction held at the University of California, Los Angeles, July 14-16, 1969. In section one, instructional improvement as a major junior college objective and the importance of in-service training are discussed.…

Descriptions of six junior college English programs focus primarily on the teaching of composition skills and literature. Course offerings, textbooks, student evaluation procedures, faculty and student body profiles, and enrollment trends are also discussed. (RL)

Using 959 members of the September 1968 freshman class of Mesa Community College, Arizona, this study analyzed the relationship of American College Testing Program (ACT) test battery placement scores to junior college grade point averages (GPA) for freshmen entering as adults and for those entering as recent high school graduates. Recent graduates…

This study of language instruction in junior colleges presents data for all foreign languages taught at some 490 schools. The principal languages covered in the survey are French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian. The body of the report consists of six charts which cover percent of enrollments by language (Fall 1961) and enrollment by…

The purpose of this study was to develop a test that could be used both to diagnose student writing needs and to evaluate the effects of classroom teaching on the abilities of secondary school-junior college students to write expositorily. Data analysis was organized to indicate the extent to which a carefully designed objective test could validly…

The eighth in a series of statistical surveys conducted by the Modern Language Association, this 1965 study of 2,100 institutions of higher learning (junior and 4-year colleges as well as universities) presents, for the first time, enrollment data for all foreign languages. To provide background for the 1965 enrollment figures, data from previous…

This is a report on the three-year statewide study of school library facilities, collections, and services maintained by school districts and those maintained by county superintendents of schools, counties, or cities and made available to schools on a contractual basis. Data for the study were collected on questionnaires sent to every elementary,…

Two American history courses taught by different multimedia methods were compared. Each course was semi-automated in order to free the instructor's time for question and answer periods. One experimental group of junior college students took the course using FM radio, an illustrated syllabus, and student response sheets. Another group took the same…

This report focuses upon the findings of a comprehensive, cooperative study of the junior college English department, its curriculum, and the role of its chairman. The study, built upon earlier research and publications and conducted over a 1-year period involving more than 1,000 junior colleges, describes: (1) background, (2) goals and…

Many students in today's expanding college enrollments have deficiencies in such areas as reading. Many schools have already made reading and study skills programs part of their curriculum to help these underachieving students. But, one problem has been to find reading teachers who understand and can meet the emotional as well as the instructional…