FOUR KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES WERE CHOSEN, ON THE BASIS OF A "COMMUNITY READINESS PROFILE," FOR A PILOT DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS. A STEERING COMMITTEE AND LOCAL PROGRAM COMMITTEES WERE SET UP, TOGETHER WITH LOCAL PROGRAM COORDINATORS. BY MEANS OF A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE, TEN…

Twenty-three instructors participated in an 8-week summer institute to develop their technical competency to teach the second year of a 2-year Technical Education Computer Science Program. Instructional material covered the following areas: (1) compiler languages and systems design, (2) cost studies, (3) business organization, (4) advanced…

This study was conducted to ascertain the impact on the subsequent professional practices of institute directors and participants and to collect the opinions of these people regarding instruction, organization and administration of the 29 institutes. Mailed questionnaires were returned by 28 directors and 671 participants. Findings included: (1)…

Five dentists, 17 dental assistants, and three dental hygienists participated in the dental assistant teacher training institute held at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 25 to July 21, 1967. Curriculum objectives were based upon analysis of the job of the dental assisting instructor; the following units were chosen to meet the…

Interviews collected information from 135 graduates of the trades and industrial cooperative education training program, and 30 employers in Des Moines, Iowa, to appraise the effectiveness of training in relation to post high school employment. Graduates and employers commented on the value of core area training, school counseling, and different…

To determine the efficacy of instructional television for adults in GED (General Educational Development) programs in large urban areas, a study was conducted using Kentucky Education Television's (KET) newly marketed GED preparation series (which was instituted with the help of the Chicago Public Library and local colleges). The study was guided…

Because of course difficulty and dryness, students of elementary accounting often have poor grades and manifest low interest and a 40-50% dropout rate. In answer to these problems, an experimental multimedia approach to teaching the accounting cycle was tested with 58 students against a control group of 62. Both groups consisted of male and female…

As part of an annual graduate follow-up study, questionnaires were sent to all students who graduated from Montgomery College (MC) during the 1976-77 academic year in an associate degree or certificate program; 691 (62%) responded. Major reasons for attending MC were low cost, program offerings and convenient location, the same reasons reported in…

In same-age peer-tutoring, the tutor's role carries more status than the tutee's, and assigning the more competent pupil to tutor is more status congruent (equitable) than the reverse; both facets of status should therefore promote achievement and satisfaction in peer tutoring. A series of studies, involving first a simulation then actual tutoring…

Men's and women's immediate reactions to completing the Self Directed Search (SDS) and the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) were assessed, as well as the impact of this testing on their subsequent behaviors four weeks later. A random sample of college freshmen at the University of Kansas (N=96) completed either the SDS, SCII, or both…

A group of 41 registered nursing graduates of the 1974 class at Bakersfield College was surveyed in the summer of 1974 as part of a nursing education follow-up study. In the summer of 1975, the same group was surveyed again in order to compare the perceptions and aspirations reported by the graduates one year after graduation with those reported…

This study explored staff and student perceptions of Portland Community College; various attributes and functions of the college were rated for their importance and for level of success in performance. A 48-item questionnaire was handed out at random to four groups: 400 students, 65 instructors, 64 administrators, and 73 classified personnel.…

The College of Arts and Sciences Senior Survey asked students to nominate their most and least valuable courses during their undergraduate careers. The end-of-course student ratings were compared between 40 courses rated as valuable and 16 courses rated as nonvaluable. All differences were statistically significant, with valuable courses getting…

The 31 documents included in this compilation of Harcum Junior College institutional research inquiries are designed to assess existing college goals and practices and provide suggestions for new programs. The documents, grouped under eight subject rubrics, reflect some of the current concerns of private women's two-year colleges: (1) alumnae…

Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) staff members have participated in Tuesday released time human relations activities for three years to improve the climate of mutual trust and respect among members of the school community, to develop interpersonal communication skills, and to become more sensitive to values and attitudes of others. Using…