The values, goals, and organization of general education have been highly controversial subjects in higher education for years. Two different perspectives are provided by B. Lamar Johnson's "General Education in Action" (1952) and Miami-Dade Community College's (MDCC's) "General Education in a Changing Society" (1978). Concerns…

Three issues regarding general education are addressed in this paper: What does "general education" mean? Why do many faculty members and the public have little regard for general education? Can general education be established as an important part of the college curriculum? It is suggested that a concern for moral values is an important part of…

A guide of the associate student program at the Open University in England describes the system of study, 1979 courses, community education courses, future plans, relationship between the undergraduate and associate student program, and the higher degree program. Information is provided on correspondence material, radio and television broadcasts,…

The purpose of the study was to increase the educational mobility of the secondary occupational program graduate by disseminating current statewide information on the high school academic course units required for admissions consideration to associate degree college programs preparing for occupational entry. To obtain data on specific admissions…

This bibliography of materials relating to the development and growth of public community and junior colleges consists of more than 200 entries dating between 1924 and 1967, inclusively. Types of materials include books, documents, unpublished periodicals, microfilms, directories, and articles in periodicals. (DG)

This report reviews secondary school/college articulated programs at 13 schools. Articulated programs are those which typically offer flexible enrollment opportunities in college level curricula for students who may be simultaneously enrolled in secondary institutions or who may leave secondary school early to pursue a higher education. Five…

A survey was administered to all day, evening, and off-campus students enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College during the spring quarter of 1977 in order to assess students' attitudes toward their learning environment. The instrument employed was the Assessment of Student Attitudes Scale, which measures attitudes on four subscales: education…

British polytechnics, or technical institutes, are considered from a range of perspectives. Papers include: higher education in the 1970's (C.F. Carter); polytechnic administration (including its relation to government agencies, personnel, academic structure, and financial and plant administration) (C.S. Hall); polytechnic costing: some problems…

A new conceptual model of the community college is necessary to the maturation of the community college into a significant autonomous part of higher education. The requirements for a "transformed" community college are the establishment of a lifelong relationship with its students; a reconciliation of the academic and vocational…

In order to develop a plan to furnish students with field experience within Oxnard College's psychology curriculum, this study reviewed existing programs at other area colleges through a literature review and interviews with field experience directors, examined the Oxnard curriculum and developed a plan for a directed field experience program…

As part of an experiment, a three quarter sequence in organic chemistry was designed to be accompanied by laboratory experiments that reinforce the lecture material and encourage independent investigation by minimizing cookbook-style procedures. By having laboratory techniques explained in detail on video casettes, students were exposed to uniform…

A university level course which uses minicomputers in laboratory data acquisition and experimental control is described. The majority of the students are chemistry seniors and graduate students; prerequisites are general physics and one semester of computer science or programing experience. The goals of the course, which is divided into 3 5-week…

This biennial report of the Illinois Junior College Board contains data on the community college program during 1971 and 1972. The report discusses the following topics: Selected Data of Illinois Public Junior Colleges; Organization of Higher Education in Illinois; Highlights of the Activities of the Illinois Junior College Board in 1971 and 1972;…

This report lists the titles of doctoral dissertations in art education alphabetically by author's name. The 656 titles are also identified by the institution awarding the degree and subject identification numbers. Tables outline the number of completed doctoral dissertations in each university listed in descending numberical order, the number of…

A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) project undertaken in 1965 sought to: 1) teach college instructors to prepare quality CAI curricula; 2) ascertain student attitudes toward CAI; 3) compare CAI with the lecture method; and 4) demonstrate prototypical CAI courses. Teachers were successfully trained in the use of Coursewriter and prepared courses…