A set of instruments are provided that were designed to assess student attitudes toward their learning experience in terms of course content, teaching methodology, instructor effectiveness, and the extent of learner involvement. Specifically, the six instruments assess: (1) quick general impressions; (2) student opinion of course content; (3)…

At Lansing Community College, 413 arts and sciences, 100 business, and 81 vocational students were surveyed to determine their attitudes towards the college's three, curriculum-based Learning Resource Centers (LRC's). In particular, the study tried to assess students' attitudes toward the decentralization of learning resources by curricular…

This report examines energy-related vocational programs at two-year colleges and discusses the factors to be considered in the future development of these programs. The report first presents the major findings of five surveys conducted between 1975 and 1979 to determine the number of degree and certificate programs offered in energy-related areas.…

A rationale is presented for the establishment of a comprehensive skills center designed to provide low-cost, vocational training that would enable the unskilled and unemployed population of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to fill area manpower needs. The report first compares the present composition of the county work force with the manpower needs of…

Plans for the implementation of programs and services at Cuyahoga Community College's Center for Urban-Metropolitan Development are presented for fiscal year (FY) 1980. After introductory material outlining the history of the Center's development since its inception in 1978, the report enumerates the data sources and quantitative and subjective…

Regulations proposed by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges are presented in an attempt to clarify terminology in state legislation regarding: (1) attendance accounting standards to be used in determining state aid to colleges (California Education Code Section 84500) and (2) the "175-Day Rule" (Education Code…

This guide is designed to accompany the text, Personal Money Management (CE 023 967), and the companion instructor's guide (CE 023 969). It is intended as an aid to understanding the materials read in the text and to applying the concepts and ideas to the student's own financial circumstances. Each chapter contains these sections: performance…

A retrospective comparative analysis of data collected between 1975 and 1979 was undertaken at Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) to quantitatively determine the impact of WCCC's developmental education program on: (1) the persistence and academic performance of underprepared students; (2) the college's financial situation; and (3) the…

As part of a research project designed to provide counselors and student personnel administrators with information relevant to career and curriculum planning needs, a survey of 1,007 women and 784 men at four two-year colleges in New York City was conducted to determine their characteristics (with particular emphasis on the women) and to identify…

This self-instructional, self-paced module is the third of five in the series, Competency Based Education Inservice for Part Time Community College Occupational Education Teachers. (See note for other modules.) Its purpose is to enable the teacher to write objective-referenced test items and to use them to help assess students' abilities. Contents…

This document presents the results of a project to improve and clarify the Cooperative Education curricula offered by the community colleges of Arizona. The first section overviews cooperative education by discussing and/or defining concepts related or inherent to cooperative education: relevancy, skills application and skills development,…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relationship of perceptual training and reading achievement; (2) compensatory education for community college students; (3) comparative analysis of…

Information is presented on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of students attending community colleges and four-year institutions in the United States, based on data from the Current Population Survey. It was found that the community college student, on the average, is older than the average student attending a four-year institution.…

Based on a review of the literature dealing with management in higher education, this five-part monograph examines the concept of educational productivity and explores its applications in community college administration. Part I presents an operational definition for "management," and discusses five components of the management task: planning,…

Financial and program information are presented in this five-part annual report summarizing the instructional and administrative activities of Cuesta College and the San Luis Obispo Community College District during l979-80. Part I examines the status of eight areas under the supervision of the Office of Educational Services: curriculum…