THE TEXTS OF TEN PAPERS ARE INCLUDED--(1) REFLECTIONS FROM OUTSIDE, (2) DIVERSITY AND DIVISIVENESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, (3) EDUCATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, (4) THE COMMUNITY CAMPUS, (5) THE JUNIOR COLLEGE AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, (6) THE FLORIDA-COLOMBIA ALLIANCE PROGRAM, (7) THE JUNIOR COLLEGE TRUSTEE, (8) BOARD RELATIONSHIPS TO…

INCLUDING COMPARATIVE INFORMATION FOR ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO, THE EIGHTH EDITION OF A MANUAL FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1951 LISTS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS, SUPERVISORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND SPECIAL SCHOOL SERVICE PERSONNEL. RECENT TRENDS ARE REVIEWED CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL NATIONWIDE…

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLEGE FROM THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE COMPLETION OF THE 1ST YEAR OF CLASSES IS DISCUSSED. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, STAFF PERSONNEL, STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, FINANCE, PLANT AND FACILITIES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE CONSIDERED IN INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS, EACH CONSISTING OF TWO PARTS--(1) A…

A study was conducted to compare the academic persistence, performance, and degree attainment of three groups of students who were enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program at Arizona State University, the University of Arizona or Northern Arizona University between 1976 and 1980. The study groups were defined in terms of the students'…

A telephone survey of area residents was conducted by the Coast Community College District during Spring 1980 to assess citizen awareness of the District's programs and to determine area educational needs. Approximately 4,800 individual telephone numbers were dialed to obtain completed interviews with 546 residents, representing a geographically…

Part of a series on implementing competency-based education, this monograph discusses some diagnostic and prescriptive techniques which can be used in the day-to-day management of performance learning to determine which students need remediation or enrichment. Using analogies from detective work, the monograph suggests ways of assessing students'…

Qualitative and quantitative data are presented in this evaluation of the curricular, personnel, and financial status of Miramar College's program in fire sciences. The report first provides the results of an interview with the program chairperson, which sought information on program objectives and goals and their determination, the extent to…

The ways that institutions of higher education are changing to accommodate the new realities of the 1980's--social developments and the forces of history--are the focus of this study. It is designed as a companion volume to the Carnegie Council's "Three Thousand Futures," and the information used was gathered in campus visits by staff members of…

Interviews with the day teaching faculty at American River College were conducted to determine which variables most affect class withdrawal and retention rates. During the interviews, each instructor was asked to think of any one of his/her day classes taught during the preceding semester and to answer 30 questions concerning, among other items,…

Utilizing word problems relevant to the data processing field, this workbook presents a concept-oriented approach to competency development in ten areas of basic mathematics: (1) the expression of numbers as figures and words; (2) the multiplication, addition, and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; (3) ratios and proportions; (4)…

Decision-making guidelines are presented as an aid to community college boards faced with the problem of acquiring and implementing a data processing system for administrative and/or instructional use. After introductory material noting the increased demand for data processing education and the desirability of using computer technology in the…

Uniform procedures, terminology, definitions, forms, and instructions for the completion of state reporting requirements are presented as a management aid for the individual Florida community colleges. A calendar of required reports is presented first, along with an explanation of the Community College Information Classification Structure (CCICS)…

This report presents materials from a Washington State project to develop a curriculum outline of three courses for energy conservation to be used in vocational supplement classes. It first presents results from an industrial survey on which engineers, architects, and mechanical contractors rated objectives for the three courses. Next are provided…

Student mobility in Connecticut has been great, and the number of students moving from one institution to another in 1975 was well over 7,000. The guidebook for students and their counselors is intended to enable a student to develop a plan of study that may include courses at more than one institution. Included are policy profiles for two- and…

Convinced that the time has come for a college committed to the improvement of all aspects of community life, the authors present the "community renewal college" concept. Such colleges would offer courses, programs and activities that correspond to specific local needs; seek out and motivate people who can benefit from these programs;…