Discusses a two-year distance education course in educational technology developed at Jordanhill College (Scotland), including the students' learning activities, workshops and seminars, problems related to distance learning, and the justification of the existence of such a course. (EAO)

A Kellogg project supported partnerships between six associate degree nursing programs and nursing homes/long-term care facilities. Evaluation showed (1) increased faculty knowledge and attitudes toward aging; (2) curriculum emphasis on gerontological nursing; and (3) increased student knowledge of aging and interest in working with elderly…

Outlines characteristics of two-year colleges, their students and their programs, and argues that they can play a vital role in delivery of public-administration education to a variety of students. Curricula, which include one- and two-year degrees, transfer and nontransfer degrees, and single courses, help citizens and employees with professional…

Describes the College of the Menominee Nation, a partnership between a tribal college and the University of Wisconsin. The College is a two-year tribal institution that encourages Menominees to obtain postsecondary education without leaving the reservation. A "2+2" articulation agreement is designed to increase the number of…

States that the 1998 mandate set forth by the Head Start Reauthorization Act requires that 50% of Head Start staff in the country must have an associate's, bachelor's, or advanced degree in early childhood education by 2003. Adds that this mandate inspired ACCESS, the American Associate Degree Childhood Educators, to partner with other…

For large numbers of international students, U.S. community colleges are the gateway to U.S. higher education. Community colleges offer lower cost, high quality programs in a wide variety of disciplines in smaller class sizes. At the same time, admission requirements are more flexible than at four-year institutions. International students seeking…

This document describes a distance learning program designed to meet the needs of rural health care providers. The program allows students to complete an Associate of Applied Science (AS) in the Meramec Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program through St. Louis Community College (SLCC). The first section of the document provides a draft of the…

This 24th annual study of application and enrollment patterns of transfer students within the State University of New York (SUNY) during Fall 1993, was conducted in response to the demand for information on the inter-campus mobility of students attending SUNY institutions. The study used an analysis of the higher education backgrounds of transfer…

A study examined the perceptions of four key constituent groups from the Southeast College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program regarding institutional goal priorities. (Southeast College manages the ADN program for the Houston Community College System.) The study involved 23 ADN faculty, 13 college administrators, 128 ADN students, and 5 ADN…

This information capsule presents the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) status of Associate in Arts degree seekers at Miami-Dade Community College for fall terms 1995 and 1996. Tables present CLAST results by subtest for a cross section of A.A. degree seekers college-wide. For comparative purposes, fall term 1995 statistics (prior to the…

Current education reform efforts show a lack of attention to the three out of four students currently in the educational system who are unlikely to ever earn baccalaureate degrees. The Tech Prep Associate Degree Program (TPAD) is aimed at preparing this neglected majority for the demands of a complex and shifting economy and improving teaching and…

The United States has no coherent postsecondary vocational education delivery system. A basic definition of postsecondary vocational programs includes those programs which: are limited to high school graduates or post-high school age individuals; are classroom based; are vocational; lead to a recognized certificate or degree; and are provided by…

The Alabama Aviation and Technical College, working with representatives of the aviation industry, the military, the Alabama Department of Aeronautics, and the Federal Aviation Administration, developed a training program for aviation maintenance technicians. The program also aimed to emphasize and expand opportunities for minorities, females, and…

This booklet contains information on minimum standards for associate degree programs in technical education. It covers the following topics in 13 short sections: American Technical Education Association objectives; definition of technical education; recommended minimum professional standards for hiring technical instruction personnel; description…

Data on degrees conferred by state and private Arkansas colleges and universities are presented, along with a narrative description of trends. Total degree production increased 7.3 percent over the 1977-1978 to 1981-1982 period, rising to 11,345 degrees. While total figures for the state-supported institutions increased annually, degree production…