The workbook is a step-by-step guide for the person who wishes to begin or return to college. It begins with a questionnaire for exploring one's personal goals for seeking a college degree. It is followed by a checklist of various training programs, skills, and other life experiences through which one may have gained knowledge equivalent to that…

As an aid for curriculum development officers at the California community colleges, this monograph presents course outlines for a model Administration of Justice curriculum. After introductory material describing the history of the curriculum development project that resulted in the creation of the model, the monograph presents descriptive…

The history of Harvard Law School, a modern critique, and a proposed new model for American legal education are covered in this book by a Harvard Law graduate. Harvard Law School is called the "high citadel" of American legal education. Its admissions procedures, faculty selection, curriculum, teaching methods, and placement practices…

The ways in which a sample of faculty members from the University of Illinois at Chicago create curricula is described and compared with methods selected from the curriculum development literature. An overview is presented of the university's Curriculum Development Grants (CDG) Committee program, its historical development, and several domains of…

The final report is presented of the University of the Pacific's Program for the Coordination of Academic Planning and Professional Development. The program has the following objectives: to facilitate personal and professional growth of faculty; dispense teaching incentive awards and research grants; administer faculty development leaves; generate…

The number and distribution of all academic and vocational programs offered in California community colleges in the academic years 1971-72 through 1977-78 are presented according to major Classification of Instructional Disciplines (CID) groupings. The program areas covered are agriculture and natural resources, architecture and environmental…

The broad topic of preparing examinations for college-level courses is addressed in this guide. General suggestions include the following: devise a test that reinforces the objectives established for the course; decide upon the primary purpose of the test before constructing it; make the test as valid and reliable as possible; and standardize the…

Continuous curriculum revision in community/junior colleges can be provided by treating the curriculum as a self-correcting set of systems with feedback loops and marginal sensors which supply information needed for constant system evaluation. This curriculum-related set of sub-systems is comprised of the institution, the curriculum, programs, and…

The adoption, use, and refinement of an operational model for comparing academic programs and evaluating their needs in 200 postsecondary institutions of all types are discussed. The study was conducted in 1975-76 of all 5,375 degree programs in Pennsylvania. To aid in using the model, the following areas are reviewed: (1) the data items included…

The long-range planning and program review policies and practices of state-level higher education agencies and the extent and kind of private college participation in these processes were investigated. A survey was administered by telephone to the executive directors of 45 state-level higher education agencies, to the executive directors of 37…

The changes and expansions of Castleton State College curriculum from 1961 to 1979 are examined, and projections for the future are offered. The development from emphasis on teacher preparation to liberal arts has taken place at the college during this time period and since the college became a member of the Vermont State College system. The…

Using original source documents, secondary sources, and the author's personal knowledge, this ten-chapter monograph traces the development of the Illinois junior and community colleges from 1946 through 1980. While focusing on the characteristics, functions, and legislative mandates of the colleges in the 1940's, Chapter I also summarizes the…

The experiences of course teams in developmental testing for credit between 1976-79 are described. The term "developmental testing," as used at the Open University, is defined as a stage in the course development process in which draft learning materials are tried out on students (or surrogate students) to obtain feedback before…

The core curriculum concept and reasons behind the current momentum for curricular reform are examined, and the issues involved in institutionalizing new core curricular ideas are exemplified. Reform follows from changes in the character of undergraduate education toward less restrictive, more diffuse requirements in the area of general education…

Various approaches to introductory courses in social work research in Canada are described. Objectives of the report are to promote informational exchange among instructors in schools of social work, to provide data on common practices employed in the instruction of introductory research, to encourage innovation and experimentation, and to aid in…