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Download full textFlorida State Council on Vocational Education, Tallahassee. – 1994
A study examined the need for professional development (PD) activities for teachers and administrators providing vocational education for students with disabilities in Florida. Separate teacher and administrator surveys consisting of statements to be rated on a Likert scale were mailed to the administrators responsible for direction of vocational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Soetaert, Elaine – 1993
The Master Student course was introduced at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to improve student retention; provide individuals with skills to become successful students; and to graduate students with technical, critical thinking, and effective communication skills. The course provides a point of entry into the institution in the areas of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
Reeves, Karen; Bobell, John L. V. – 1990
In response to recent criticism of education in the United States and the need to provide society a more efficiently trained work force, the state of Georgia has recently instituted guaranteed postsecondary vocational-technical training. This program assures employers that when hiring a trained graduate from one of the 32 technical institutions in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Entry Workers, Job Training, Outcomes of Education
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1990
This report presents results of a comparative cost study of nursing education programs provided by community colleges, general academic institutions, and health science centers. The study delineates and explains differences in costs and recommends a formula to allocate all general revenue funds appropriated for nursing education programs. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Expenditure per Student, Financial Support
Miller, Michael F. – 1990
In 1990, Queensborough Community College (QCC) conducted a Pre Freshman Summer Program (PFSP) to improve first-time freshmen's basic verbal and mathematical skills and to ease students' transition from high school to college by orienting them to college life. PFSP services, which included remedial instruction, comprehensive counseling, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Bound Students, Community Colleges
Indian Hills Community Coll., Ottumwa, IA. – 1991
A model project at Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, Iowa, provided a degree-bearing second-year course of vocational study to a nontraditional audience seeking high-technology training. The flexible, competency-based program offered three paths of study: a course in personal computing resulting in a diploma or an associate degree, an…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Programs, Computer Science, Demonstration Programs
Pucel, David J.; And Others – 1992
Two studies focused on factors associated with attrition and satisfaction among two-year postsecondary technical college instructors. Results suggested differences in the needs and professional development activities of beginning and experienced instructors. A third study compared follow-up data from a group of beginning instructors 5 years after…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Development, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. Lifelong Learning Div. – 1991
One of the most important strategies for promoting economic development is providing educational opportunities for entry into and advancement within the work force. In support of this strategy, Kansas public community colleges and vocational-technical schools have expanded their offerings to include customized training for businesses and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Economic Development
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. Dona Ana Branch Community Coll. – 1991
During 1990-91, New Mexico State University's (NMSU's) Dona Ana Branch Community College (DABCC) continued to feel the effects of its fourth year of rapidly increasing enrollments. The defeat of bond issues that would have funded facility expansions resulted in critical space shortages. The 27% increase in headcount enrollments between spring 1990…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Articulation (Education), College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment
Rebizant, Sandra; Beattie, Norman – 1990
Designed for use by students in the Secretary, Clerical Bookkeeping Course at Red River Community College (RRCC) in Manitoba, this learning module begins by stating the general learning objective--Use library skills and services--and seven specific learning objectives (SLOs). An information sheet or manual and progress checks are provided for each…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Clerical Occupations, Community Colleges, Computer Output Microfilm
Carey, Diana; And Others – 1991
This descriptive and evaluative report on the Napa County Business/Education Partnership (NCBEP) project describes the efforts of Napa Valley College (NVC), the Napa Valley Unified School District, and the County Office of Education to involve educators and business representatives in the development of a regional planning process for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Lovelace, Bill E.; LaBrecque, Suzanne V. – 1991
One part of a five-phase study was conducted to develop a database that identifies the professional improvement needs of postsecondary career counselors as expressed by individuals responding to a survey and to disseminate the findings of the needs assessment to the coordinators/directors of local institutions for planning faculty development.…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Counselor Training
Seppanen, Loretta – 1991
The Running Start (RS) Program was piloted at 5 community colleges and 36 high schools in Washington state during the 1990-91 school year. RS allows high school juniors and seniors to enroll in a community college for high school and college credit. A total of 358 students participated in the pilot program in 1990-91 and will participate again in…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Credits, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Lassen Community Coll. District, Susanville, CA. – 1988
The collective bargaining agreement between the Lassen Community College District Board of Trustees and the Lassen College Federation of Teachers/California Teachers Association/American Federation of Teachers is presented. This contract, covering the period from July 1988 through June 1991, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Contracts
Barstow Community Coll. District, CA. – 1988
The collective bargaining agreement between the Barstow Community College District and the Barstow College Faculty Association/California Teachers Association/National Education Association is presented. This contract, covering the period from July 1988 through June 1991, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent recognition; district and…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Contracts
