If there is to be communication and mutual assistance between community colleges and universities, three myths about community colleges need to be dispelled: that they teach almost nothing but basic or remedial English, that no research is possible for those university people who study community college English programs or for community college…

The 1965-66 activities of the South Florida School Desegregation Consulting Center are summarized under nine categories: advisory council activities, area-wide conferences, "drive-in" conferences (one- or two-day workshops for elementary and secondary school personnel), year-long workshops, speeches and formal programs, field work…

A three-day conference on articulation was held with 35 teachers from 7 high schools and New River Community College. Five committees were formed--Business, English, Guidance, Math and Science, and Occupational--to consider problems and seek solutions. Each committee identified numerous problems that could be solved through articulation. Many…

Open source has continued to evolve and in the past three years the development of a graphical user interface has made it increasingly accessible and viable for end users without special training. Open source relies to a great extent on the free software movement. In this context, the term free refers not to cost, but to the freedom users have to…

Discusses the importance of sound communication between the bookstore manager on campus and the various deans, and department chairmen and faculty. (PG)

Shows the advantages of a state or regional community college journalism organization and offers suggestions for starting one. (GW)

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN COMMUNICATION AND THE SPECIALISTS WHO ARE IN THE FIELD WERE STUDIED. LEADERS IN THIS FIELD WERE CALLED UPON FOR GUIDANCE AND ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN COMMUNICATIONS. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM (1) A SURVEY OF LITERATURE, (2) PRELIMINARY DATA FROM…

Communication effectiveness and its dependence on factors of leadership behavior, leader background, organizational structure, and organizational age in Illinois Public Junior Colleges are the concerns of this study. Data were obtained through questionnaires sent to full-time faculty members and institutional administrators in the Illinois 2-year…

This study describes the job goals and communication patterns of staff in a coalition of student personnel offices at a large urban university. The sample was comprised of 174 professional staff members in 15 different offices that are part of the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities).…

By preparing illegible, unorganized, incomplete, or just plain sloppy documents, secondary schools often make it unnecessarily difficult for college admissions officers to evaluate the records submitted to them. An admissions director discusses some handicaps to communication and makes suggestions for schools reviewing the suitability of their…

Described are efforts to integrate special and regular elementary-level students from two separate but adjacent facilities. Three years after the special school's opening, observational data and questionnaires revealed almost total segregation. Subsequently, an intensive intervention program generated promising, short-term movement toward…

Presents seven high school teachers' descriptions of how cooperation and communication among English teachers is promoted in their departments/school districts. (MM)

A study of 27 residential schools for students with visual impairments found the majority thought that at least an average amount of collaboration with local education agencies takes place during student transitions. They expressed concerns, however, related to cooperation, acceptance of students, and understanding of each other's programs.…

Discusses the need for middle school teaching teams to maintain boundary relations with other parts of the school. Provides a framework for dealing with group boundaries and recommends actions to preserve intergroup relations, including intergroup communication, acquiring a total-school perspective, and deliberately attending to boundary matters.…