Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of an educational plant survey conducted in February 1993 at Tallahassee Community College (TCC). The report is designed to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and ancillary services of the…

Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of an educational plant survey conducted in May 1993 at Pensacola Junior College (PJC). The report is designed to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and ancillary services of the college for…

The United States will not be competitive in the global economy of the 21st century without a technically trained work force. Community colleges and secondary schools offering technical programs are becoming increasingly important to local businesses as companies rely on a combination of schools and on-the-job training to help their employees…

This report describes the efforts of Mount St. Mary's College (California) to extend the benefits of a strong, traditional baccalaureate program to an underserved population of women in an urban region, including substantial numbers of minority and first-generation college students. To help realize its service mission and increase access to…

Despite common beliefs that technical college students do not wish to, and cannot, transfer to four-year institutions, many studies have found the opposite to be true. Research shows that 26% of students enrolled in vocational programs intend to transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and occupational course credits from technical colleges are…

The Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) method was originally designed in 1976 by D. Joseph Clark to obtain formative feedback from students and help improve course quality and teacher effectiveness. In the SGIF method, a facilitator meets with students, gathers feedback on an instructor's performance, and reviews these students' comments,…

Some welfare experts and policymakers advocate providing education and training to prepare welfare recipients for jobs that will eventually help them leave poverty (the "work first" approach), whereas others advocate placing welfare recipients in jobs immediately whenever possible. Although the Personal Responsibility and Work…

This report presents revenue and expenditure data for U.S. higher education institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for fiscal year l996 (FY 1996). Higher education institutions are defined as postsecondary institutions, granting associate or higher degrees, eligible for Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data is based on…

In 1991, the Florida State Community College System conducted a statewide review of its visual and performing arts instructional programs. As part of the review process, existing data sets were analyzed, three advisory committee meetings and five regional hearings were held, and a survey was distributed to all 24 colleges in the system. In…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Tacoma Community College Federation of Teachers and Tacoma Community College, District XXII is presented. This contract, covering the period from September 1, 1988 to June 30, 1990, deals with the following topics: the purpose, definitions, and conditions of the agreement; union rights and…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of Whatcom Community College District No. 21 and the Whatcom Community College Federation of Teachers is presented. This contract, covering the period from September 1, 1989 through August 31, 1991, deals with the following topics: bargaining agent recognition; board-union…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Community College District No. 516, State of Illinois, and the Waubonsee Community College Faculty Federation Local #2065 is presented. This contract, covering the period from June 10, 1988 through June 11, 1990, deals with the following topics: Federation recognition and definitions;…

The collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Trustees of Illinois Community College District No. 519 and the Highland Community College Faculty Senate is presented. This contract, covering the period from August 20, 1988 through August 20, 1991, deals with the following topics: definitions and Senate recognition; Senate-Board…

Workplace literacy projects were established at Warn Industries, a winch and hubcap maker, and Oregon Cutting Systems (OCS), a producer of cutting edges supplying the timber industry by Clackamas Community College (Oregon). At Warn, project staff developed functional context materials, delivered instruction to a math class, and implemented a basic…

Leupold & Stevens, Inc. and Portland Community College (Oregon) cooperated in offering special math instruction as part of a workplace literacy project. A needs assessment indicated a problem in basic math skills such as simple calculations on a calculator and decimals, which were used on blueprints. Operators, set-up workers, and lead workers…